Lynching of Michael Donald, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American murder victim
Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1961
Place of Birth: Mobile, Alabama, United States
Date of Death: 20-Mar-1981
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Lynching of Michael Donald
- The lynching of Michael Donald in Mobile, Alabama on March 21, 1981, was one of the last lynchings in the United States.
- Several Ku Klux Klan (KKK) members beat and killed Michael Donald, a 19-year-old African-American, and hung his body from a tree.
- One perpetrator, Henry Hays, was executed by electric chair in 1997, while another, James Knowles, was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty and testifying against Hays.
- A third man was convicted as an accomplice, and a fourth indicted but he died before his trial could be completed. Hays' execution was the first in Alabama since 1913 for a white-on-black crime.
- It was the only execution of a KKK member during the 20th century for the murder of an African American.
- Donald's mother brought a civil suit for wrongful death against the United Klans of America (UKA), to which the attackers belonged.
- In 1987 a jury awarded her damages of $7 million, which bankrupted the organization.
- This set a precedent for civil legal action for damages against other racist hate groups.
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