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
someone has taken a young man, hung him in a tree. who would do something this hideous? michael donald was an innocent good samaritan, not a thug. the mobile police department just didn t want to believe that mobile would still have klan in it. but they did. that s why we kept marching and protesting, letting them know we were going to take this lion down. the admitted klansmen turned to action as the words, guilty of capital murder, sank in. it was the first time since at least the early 1900s that a white had been sentenced to death for a crime committed against a black person in the state of alabama. beulah mae donald is grieving, but also seeking justice for her child. this is a black woman who s just lost her son to lynching. finds the strength to move forward in a civil suit against the klan in alabama. the stakes could not be higher. the body of a black man has been found hanging from a tree in mobile, alabama. lynching is a tool to control and oppr
a. the ku klux klan is the oldest racist terrorist group in the united states. i blame it. slavery created after the civil war. the invisible empire gradually transformed into a violent militia, bent on terrorizing freed former slaves. the anti black anti semitic, and anti catholic clan had listed more than 4000000 members in the 1920s before disappearing. after the 2nd world war, the invisible empire reemerged its goal hadn t changed to defend white s premises by any and all news i am. mm hm. in the early 19 fifties, american society was more prosperous than ever before. consumption, growth and wellbeing were on the agenda of the world s leading economic power. though the country had won the 2nd world war and served as a symbol of liberty, racial segregation still permeated the american south. 80 years after the official abolition of slavery, ah, black americans were cut off with no access to well paid jobs or health care. and not much in regards to quality education. the do
ah, the ku klux klan is the oldest racist terrorist group in the united states. i blame it. slavery created after the civil war. the invisible empire gradually transformed into a violent militia, bent on terrorizing fried former slaves. the anti black anti semitic, and anti catholic clan had listed more than 4000000 members in the 1920s before disappearing. after the 2nd world war, the invisible empire, reemerged it s goal hadn t changed, defend white supremacy by any and all new moon. ah, in the early 19 fifties, american society was more prosperous than ever before. consumption, growth and well being were on the agenda of the world s leading economic power. though the country had won the 2nd world war and served as a symbol of liberty, racial segregation still permeated the american south. 80 years after the official abolition of slavery, ah, black americans were cut off with no access to well paid jobs or health care. and not much in regards to quality education. the doors
They were beaten and shot to death. Among those indicted with a triple slaying were six men identified as members of the ku klux klan. None have been barred been brought to trial. In this automobile, men was cut by a shotgun blast while writing through georgia. Fousted for the crime were r knights of the ku klux klan. Months, 13short alleged members of the ku klux klan said to be involved in these murders. You are completely at their mercy. Their atrocities and violence can be visited on anybody that disagrees with them in any given situation. What started as a joke 100 years ago when a group of men for a romp hass over the years attracted to it persons charged with acts of harassment, intimidation and violence throughout the south. It is a nation has been outraged for many years, the ku klux klan persists with its bizarre rituals and trappings. 100 years is a long time for a joke. Cbs reports presents the ku klux klan the invisible empire. Here is charles crawled kerrault. The ku klux