Man, hung him in a tree. Who would do something this hideous . In my vision, a brownskinned man in a gray casket, i couldnt tell who he was. And thats when i began to call all my children. When i think about the hurt my mom went through, i cant talk about it. The mobile Police Department just didnt want to believe that mobile would still have klan in it. But they did. The fact that klansmen lived across the street from where this happened, it was something that the Police Officers found more to be a coincidence. Michael donald was an innocent, good samaritan, not a thug. The likely suspects were identified. But we had the wrong people. We felt the cops and the klan working hand in hand. Were calling upon mobiles black community to be as cool as possible in response to this murder. Let there be no doubt, the klan is behind this. But you gotta prove it first. The body of a black man has been found hanging from a tree in mobile, alabama. Lynching is a tool to control and oppress black peo
lynching is a tool to control and oppress black people. racialized violence is as old as the constitution. klans are not running around with white sheets over their head, but it s still happening. today, people are horrified of the police. it s the modern day lynching. what are we going to do about it? we move forward with people deciding i m bold enough, and i m going to make it change. beulah mae donald took on one of the most violent criminal organizations in the united states. this is an incredible story of courage. the body of a black man has been found hanging from a tree in mobile, alabama. living in mobile was a quiet town. it s nothing but old trees. but after march 1981, it was kind of, like, creepy to me to just look at the trees. the hurt is still there. the hurt my mom went through, i just visualize her face and i go, like, i can t talk about it today. my mama, beulah mae donald, was a quiet woman. she was a good-hearted person. all the neighbor
man, hung him in a tree. who would do something this hideous? in my vision, a brown-skinned man in a gray casket, i couldn t tell who he was. and that s when i began to call all my children. when i think about the hurt my mom went through, i can t talk about it. the mobile police department just didn t want to believe that mobile would still have klan in it. but they did. the fact that klansmen lived across the street from where this happened, it was something that the police officers found more to be a coincidence. michael donald was an innocent, good samaritan, not a thug. the likely suspects were identified. but we had the wrong people. we felt the cops and the klan working hand in hand. we re calling upon mobile s black community to be as cool as possible in response to this murder. let there be no doubt, the klan is behind this. but you gotta prove it first. the body of a black man has been found hanging from a tree in mobile, alabama. lynching is a
georgia bulldogs edges out ohio state here in atlanta. i m pamela brown in washington. you are live in the cnn newsroom on this holiday. happy new year. we begin tonight with a major development in the idaho murder investigation. for the first time we re hearing from the parents the suspect in the case, bryan kohberger. he s facing four counts of first-degree murder. jean casarez is in pennsylvania where kohberger remains in isolation at the correctional facility. what are the parents saying? well, pamela, they have released a statement and i want to read this to you. the attorney for bryan kohberger, jason labar, tells me that when he was arrested friday morning and the family is telling him about 3:00 in the morning, but brian labar tells me what happened was they wept to the front door and that bryan s father actually answered the door. it was law enforcement. we know it was the fbi. we know it was pennsylvania state police. it was in the middle of the night. we al