Attorneys Morris Dees and Michael Figures with their client, Beulah Mae Donald, at the Riverview Plaza in Mobile, Alabama, after winning a lawsuit against the United Klans of America.
Mrs. Donald's son, Michael, 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 aw...
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Photographs Attorneys Morris Dees and Michael Figures with their client, Beulah Mae Donald, at the Riverview Plaza in Mobile, Alabama, after winning a lawsuit against the United Klans of America. Hattler, Mary |
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Photographs Dees, Morris; Donald, Beulah Mae; Figures, Michael A., 1947-1996; African Americans--Civil rights; Lawyers; Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.) |
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Mrs. Donald's son, Michael, 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, a financial penalty that bankrupted the organization; in lieu of payments, Mrs. Donald was given the deed to the UKA's national headquarters in Tuscaloosa. |
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MP0057192_03MP0057192Attorneys Morris Dees and Michael Figures with their client, Beulah Mae Donald, at the Riverview Plaza in Mobile, Alabama, after winning a lawsuit against the United Klans of America.Mrs. Donald's son, Michael, 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, a financial penalty that bankrupted the organization; in lieu of payments, Mrs. Donald was given the deed to the UKA's national headquarters in Tuscaloosa.1987-02-121980-1989Hattler, MaryMobile Press-Register134820Dees, Morris; Donald, Beulah Mae; Figures, Michael A., 1947-1996; African Americans--Civil rights; Lawyers; Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives4000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/121924 |
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Attorneys Morris Dees and Michael Figures with their client, Beulah Mae Donald, at the Riverview Plaza in Mobile, Alabama, after winning a lawsuit against the United Klans of America. |
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Attorneys Morris Dees and Michael Figures with their client, Beulah Mae Donald, at the Riverview Plaza in Mobile, Alabama, after winning a lawsuit against the United Klans of America. |
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Hattler, Mary |
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Hattler, Mary |
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