There are three syllables in contentious: con - ten - tious.
It is an adjective.
It has a Latin origin.
The most common definition is aggressive, controversial, inclined to argue.
The stressed syllable is ten.
Answer:
Is because of the segregation act
Explanation:
In 1963 the world turned its attention to Birmingham, Alabama as peaceful civil rights demonstrators faced police dogs and fire hoses in a battle for freedom and equality. Later that year four girls died in the bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church.
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