Bennie Jack Hays speaking to the press at the county courthouse in Mobile, Alabama, after his son, Henry Hays, was sentenced to death for the murder of Michael Donald.

Bennie Jack Hays speaking to the press at the county courthouse in Mobile, Alabama, after his son, Henry Hays, was sentenced to death for the murder of Michael Donald.

His wife, Opal, is standing on the right. 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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Calhoun, Victor
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Photographs
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/127473

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Media Group Collection
building	Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Photographs
spellingShingle	Photographs Bennie Jack Hays speaking to the press at the county courthouse in Mobile, Alabama, after his son, Henry Hays, was sentenced to death for the murder of Michael Donald. Calhoun, Victor
fulltopic	Photographs Hays, Bennie Jack; Hays, Opal; Ku Klux Klan (1915-); Journalists; Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.)
description	His wife, Opal, is standing on the right. 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.
spelling	MP0042303_01MP0042303Bennie Jack Hays speaking to the press at the county courthouse in Mobile, Alabama, after his son, Henry Hays, was sentenced to death for the murder of Michael Donald.His wife, Opal, is standing on the right. 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.1984-02-021980-1989Calhoun, VictorMobile Press-Register119444Hays, Bennie Jack; Hays, Opal; Ku Klux Klan (1915-); Journalists; 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/127473
title	Bennie Jack Hays speaking to the press at the county courthouse in Mobile, Alabama, after his son, Henry Hays, was sentenced to death for the murder of Michael Donald.
titleStr	Bennie Jack Hays speaking to the press at the county courthouse in Mobile, Alabama, after his son, Henry Hays, was sentenced to death for the murder of Michael Donald.
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