Deciding i m bold enough and i m going 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 is nothing but oak trees. But after march 1981, it was kind of like creepy to me to 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 momma, beulah mae donald was a quiet woman. She was a goodhearted person. All the neighborhoods we have lived in, everybody loved her. Ms. Donald was a very liked person because of her personality. She volunteered her time working with children, a model mother. Michael was my brother. Michael was well loved. He was quiet. He worked at night and he kept my oldest son during the daytime. Michael was a wellmannered and a polite young man. Michael is a true examp
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 were working hand in hand. We re calling on 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 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 modernday lynching. What are we going to do about it? we move forward with people deciding, i m bold
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 than any indication of who did the actual crime. 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 were working hand in hand. we re calling on 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 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 a
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 crime scene was in the same block where this group of klan lived. what better place to start? the mobile police department just didn t want to believe that mobile would still have klan in it, but they did. we felt the cops and the klan were working hand-in-hand. ain t gonna tolerate this. thomas figures, he s in a position to push and nudge and make sure that this case does not rest from a criminal standpoint. i stuck to the klansmen. the more i asked questions, the more they talked. tiger knowles finally cracked. and he names henry hays. gotcha. got him, man, got him. so, when we think about michael donald, how long will it take for his family to get justice? how many years? how many decades? how much time? the body of a black man has been found hanging from a tree in mobile, alabama. lynching is a tool t
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