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
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
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
they were beaten very badly, yes. gary thomas rowe, he was able to connect the dots between the klan and the violence of the klan during that time. so we had this man tied to a whole series of acts, and it was read to the jury. it was very, very powerful. he was behind the beating of the freedom riders. the 16th street baptist church bombing in birmingham. the killing of viola liuzzo. robert shelton, the leader, was behind it all.
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