The People v. The Klan

The People v. The Klan « Series from 2021

Series from 2021

The little-known true story of Beulah Mae Donald, a Black mother in Alabama who took down the Ku Klux Klan after the brutal murder and lynching of her…

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The Lynching

When Michael Donald, a Black teen, was lynched in Mobile, Alabama, in 1981, his mother Beulah Mae and activists pushed for an investigation into the local Klan.

Justice for Michael

After Beulah Mae Donald's activism helped re-energize her son's case, investigators tracked down Mobile's Klan chapter and apprehended Michael Donald's killers.

Hate on Trial

When the Mobile district attorney charged suspect Henry Hays with capital murder for Michael Donald's death, the Donald family found their lives at risk.

It Takes a Mother

Beulah Mae Donald joined forces with the Southern Poverty Law Center to wage a multi-million-dollar civil suit against the United Klans of America.