The People v. The Klan (2021)

Overview

This gripping four-part docuseries chronicles the harrowing journey of Beulah Mae Donald, a determined Black mother from Alabama. Following the tragic murder of her nineteen-year-old son, Michael, whose lifeless body was discovered hanging from a tree in Mobile on March 21, 1981, Beulah Mae stands resolute against the Ku Klux Klan. While local authorities hesitated to recognize the racially charged nature of the crime, Beulah Mae and community leaders pressed for justice, vowing to hold both Michael’s murderers and the Klan accountable for their actions.