Michael Donald

Michael Donald (HM23PU)

Location: Mobile, AL 36604 Mobile County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 41.423', W 88° 3.79'

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On March 21, 1981, 19-year-old Michael Donald was abducted, beaten, killed and hung from a tree on this street by members of the Ku Klux Klan. He was randomly selected in retaliation for an interracial jury failing to convict a black man for killing a white Birmingham policeman. The lynching was intended to intimidate and threaten blacks. Two Klansmen were arrested and convicted. Morris Dees, cofounder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, and Alabama state Senator Michael Figures filed suit on behalf of Michael Donald's mother, Beulah Mae Donald. A jury awarded her $7 million, bankrupting the United Klans of America. In 2006, Mobile renamed Herndon Avenue as Michael Donald Avenue.
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HM NumberHM23PU
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Placed ByThe African-American Heritage Trail of Mobile
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Date Added Tuesday, December 12th, 2017 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 398174 N 3395771
Decimal Degrees30.69038333, -88.06316667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 41.423', W 88° 3.79'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 41' 25.38" N, 88° 3' 47.4" W
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Area Code(s)251
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 112 Michael Donald Ave, Mobile AL 36604, US
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