District attorney Chris Galanos speaking during the trial of Benjamin Franklin Cox at the county courthouse in Mobile, Alabama.

Cox was convicted for the lynching of Michael Donald, who was murdered by Ku Klux Klan members on March 20, 1981, and hanged from a tree on Herndon Avenue in Mobile. Cox provided a pistol and rope that were used in the attack and hanging.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ferchaud, Jay
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/127495
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
District attorney Chris Galanos speaking during the trial of Benjamin Franklin Cox at the county courthouse in Mobile, Alabama.
Ferchaud, Jay
fulltopic Photographs
Galanos, Chris; Courtrooms; Judicial proceedings; Lawyers; Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.)
description Cox was convicted for the lynching of Michael Donald, who was murdered by Ku Klux Klan members on March 20, 1981, and hanged from a tree on Herndon Avenue in Mobile. Cox provided a pistol and rope that were used in the attack and hanging.
spelling MP0057194_01MP0057194District attorney Chris Galanos speaking during the trial of Benjamin Franklin Cox at the county courthouse in Mobile, Alabama.Cox was convicted for the lynching of Michael Donald, who was murdered by Ku Klux Klan members on March 20, 1981, and hanged from a tree on Herndon Avenue in Mobile. Cox provided a pistol and rope that were used in the attack and hanging.1989-05-171980-1989Ferchaud, JayMobile Press-Register147585Galanos, Chris; Courtrooms; Judicial proceedings; 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/127495
title District attorney Chris Galanos speaking during the trial of Benjamin Franklin Cox at the county courthouse in Mobile, Alabama.
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