This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.

publication date: Tuesday, June 29, 2021 (part of Summer 2021)

category: Injustice

clue: The violence perpetrated by this Birmingham city official against civil rights protesters, including children, helped lead to passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Chris Lemler, Denise Sawicki, and Mike Eberhart


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