Picketer protesting at the county courthouse in Mobile, Alabama, during the investigation into the murder of Michael Donald.

Picketer protesting at the county courthouse in Mobile, Alabama, during the investigation into the murder of Michael Donald.

He is holding a sign that reads, "On the night of March 20, 1981 a cross was burned on the courthouse lawn, the same night that Michael Donald was hung." Donald had been 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: Wheeler, Ron
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Photographs
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/91001
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
Picketer protesting at the county courthouse in Mobile, Alabama, during the investigation into the murder of Michael Donald.
Wheeler, Ron
fulltopic Photographs
African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.)
description He is holding a sign that reads, "On the night of March 20, 1981 a cross was burned on the courthouse lawn, the same night that Michael Donald was hung." Donald had been murdered by Ku Klux Klan members on March 20, 1981, and his body was hanged from a tree on Herndon Avenue in Mobile.
spelling MP0035870_05MP0035870Picketer protesting at the county courthouse in Mobile, Alabama, during the investigation into the murder of Michael Donald.He is holding a sign that reads, "On the night of March 20, 1981 a cross was burned on the courthouse lawn, the same night that Michael Donald was hung." Donald had been murdered by Ku Klux Klan members on March 20, 1981, and his body was hanged from a tree on Herndon Avenue in Mobile.1982-03-191980-1989Wheeler, RonMobile Press-Register112468African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; 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/91001
title Picketer protesting at the county courthouse in Mobile, Alabama, during the investigation into the murder of Michael Donald.
titleStr Picketer protesting at the county courthouse in Mobile, Alabama, during the investigation into the murder of Michael Donald.
author Wheeler, Ron
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