Thaddeus "Red" Betancourt and William O'Connor, defendants in a lawsuit filed against the United Klans of America, leaving the federal courthouse in Mobile, Alabama.
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 his mother, Beulah Mae Donald also filed a wrongful death suit against the Klan. She was aw...
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Photographs Thaddeus "Red" Betancourt and William O'Connor, defendants in a lawsuit filed against the United Klans of America, leaving the federal courthouse in Mobile, Alabama. Hattler, Mary |
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Photographs Betancourt, Thaddeus; O'Connor, William; Judicial proceedings; Ku Klux Klan (1915-); Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.) |
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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 his mother, Beulah Mae 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_01MP0057192Thaddeus "Red" Betancourt and William O'Connor, defendants in a lawsuit filed against the United Klans of America, leaving the federal courthouse in Mobile, Alabama.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 his mother, Beulah Mae 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-Register134820Betancourt, Thaddeus; O'Connor, William; Judicial proceedings; Ku Klux Klan (1915-); 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/122066 |
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Thaddeus "Red" Betancourt and William O'Connor, defendants in a lawsuit filed against the United Klans of America, leaving the federal courthouse in Mobile, Alabama. |
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Thaddeus "Red" Betancourt and William O'Connor, defendants in a lawsuit filed against the United Klans of America, leaving the federal courthouse in Mobile, Alabama. |
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Hattler, Mary |
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Hattler, Mary |
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