Bull Connor’s Dog

As a pup, I licked your face,

Because I loved the human race.

I could have learned most any trick,

Instead, you beat me with a stick.

I wanted to be always sweet,

But when I was mean I got a treat.

I could have fetched a rubber ball,

But I attacked at your call.

I wanted to just wag my tail,

Not send folks to your jail.

You trained me up through and through,

‘til I became just like you.

But there is just one small glitch,

I’m not the only Son-of-a-Bitch!

LDT February 11, ‘24

As Commissioner for Public Safety for Birmingham, Alabama, Bull Connor used fire hoses and dogs to attack civil rights protesters in the 1960’s.

The Children’s Crusade. Birmingham, Alabama. 1963- The Children’s Crusade | National Museum of African American History and Culture (si.edu)

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