Episode
Short Stuff: Beulah Mae Donald
15:13
Published: Wed Feb 15 2023
Description
In 1981 a Mobile mother of six was forced into the role of civil rights activist when the Klan murdered her son and she was moved to fight back.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
Chuck and Josh explore the story of Bula Mae Donald, a woman from Florida whose wrongful death in 1981 led to a landmark civil suit against the Ku Klux Klan.
00:00 - 01:02 (01:02)
Summary
Chuck and Josh explore the story of Bula Mae Donald, a woman from Florida whose wrongful death in 1981 led to a landmark civil suit against the Ku Klux Klan.
EpisodeShort Stuff: Beulah Mae Donald
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Michael Donald was kidnapped, beaten, and murdered in 1981 by members of the Ku Klux Klan in Mobile, Alabama.
01:02 - 06:14 (05:11)
Summary
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.
EpisodeShort Stuff: Beulah Mae Donald
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A civil suit alleged that the Klan, as an organization, was trying to deprive black citizens of their basic constitutional rights through intimidation and murder, seeking compensation for a right to live free from harm.
06:14 - 12:14 (06:00)
Summary
A civil suit alleged that the Klan, as an organization, was trying to deprive black citizens of their basic constitutional rights through intimidation and murder, seeking compensation for a right to live free from harm. No mention of an ad.
EpisodeShort Stuff: Beulah Mae Donald
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The execution of a white man, Frank Cox, for supplying the rope used to murder an African American man in Alabama, broke an 80-year trend of the state not executing white people for crimes against black people.
12:14 - 14:43 (02:29)
Summary
The execution of a white man, Frank Cox, for supplying the rope used to murder an African American man in Alabama, broke an 80-year trend of the state not executing white people for crimes against black people. Cox was found guilty and sentenced to 99 years in prison.