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Season 1 – The People v. The Klan

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The story of Beulah Mae Donald, the African American mother who successfully sued the Ku Klux Klan after the brutal murder and lynching of her son Michael.
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John Anderson Wall Street Journal 04/19/2021
The four-part CNN series has much to tell before getting to the Klan's undoing. And tells it like a thriller. Go to Full Review David Zurawik Baltimore Sun 04/19/2021
For all the keen analysis in this film from participants and experts, The People V. The Klan is an engaging, dramatic production. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cornell William Brooks

Executive Producer

Donnie Eichar

Executive Producer

Jason Blum

Executive Producer

Jeremy Gold

Executive Producer

Mary Lisio

Executive Producer

Lyle Gamm

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 11, 2021 The Lynching After a Black teenager, Michael Donald, is found lynched in Mobile, AL in 1981, and local law enforcement fail to apprehend the killers, Donald's mother Beulah Mae and Black activists fight for an investigation into the local Klan chapter. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 11, 2021 Justice for Michael After Beulah Mae Donald's activism and widespread community pressure re-energizes her son's case, federal and local investigators race to find Mobile's Klan chapter and apprehend Michael Donald's murderers. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 18, 2021 Hate on Trial The Donald family is put at risk when the Mobile District Attorney charges Henry Hays with the capital murder of Michael Donald. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 18, 2021 It Takes a Mother Beulah Mae Donald and her attorney Michael Figures join forces with Morris Dees and the Southern Poverty Law Center to wage a multi-million-dollar civil suit against the United Klans of America. Details

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The People v. The Klan — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Donnie Eichar
Executive Producer
Cornell William Brooks, Donnie Eichar, Jason Blum, Jeremy Gold, Mary Lisio, Lyle Gamm, Amy Entelis
Screenwriter
Donnie Eichar
Network
CNN
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 11, 2021