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The Murder of Michael Donald
01:02 - 06:14 (05:11)
Michael Donald was kidnapped, beaten, and murdered in 1981 by members of the Ku Klux Klan in Mobile, Alabama. Two men, Henry Hayes and James Knowles, were arrested and brought to trial with the help of civil rights attorney Morris Dees and a team of lawyers at the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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Michael Donald, a 19-year-old Black man, was brutally murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in 1981.
01:02 - 04:07 (03:05)
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Michael Donald, a 19-year-old Black man, was brutally murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in 1981. The police quickly identified the KKK as the culprits and two members were eventually convicted for the crime in a landmark case.
ChapterThe Murder of Michael Donald
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The murder of a young African American man, Michael Donald, by the Ku Klux Klan, sparked a wave of change that helped bring down one of America's most feared hate groups.
04:07 - 06:14 (02:06)
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The murder of a young African American man, Michael Donald, by the Ku Klux Klan, sparked a wave of change that helped bring down one of America's most feared hate groups. The Klan was angry over the acquittal of a black man accused of killing a white Birmingham police officer, and decided to take their rage out on Donald, an innocent victim.