Beulah Mae Donald at the Riverview Plaza in Mobile, Alabama, after winning her lawsuit against the United Klans of America for the murder of her son, Michael.
Michael Donald was murdered by Ku Klux Klan members on March 20, 1981, and his body was hanged from a tree on Herndon Avenue in Mobile. His two killers were arrested in 1983 and were ultimately convicted, but Mrs. Donald also filed a wrongful death suit against the Klan. She was awarded $7 million,...
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/121772 |