Invisible Hate

The Lynching of Michael Donald

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On March 21, 1981, 19-year-old Michael Donald was attached and murdered in Mobile, Alabama. It was one of the last reported lynchings in the United States. Several members of the KKK attacked and killed Donald, and hung his body from a tree. Saadia and Asad share the story.

Source Materials 

  • CNN 
  • The New York Times - November 1, 1987 
  • The New York Times - September 20, 1988 
  • ABC News
  • Spartacus Educational
  • Every Action - 22 Black-Led Nonprofit Organizations Making History 
  • CNN Broadcast Segment - The Morning Michael Donald’s Body Was Found 
  • CNN Broadcast Segment - Michael Donald’s Sister 
  • C-SPAN


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