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Beulah Mae Donald (October 10, 1920 – September 17, 1988) was an African-American woman who successfully sued the Ku Klux Klan after her son, Michael Donald, was lynched. Early and personal life [ edit ]
Michael Donald (July 24, 1961 – March 21, 1981) was born in Mobile, Alabama, the son of Beulah Mae (Greggory) Donald and David Donald. He was the youngest of six children. [4] He attended local schools while growing up. In 1981, he was studying at a technical college, while working at the local newspaper, the Mobile Press Register. [5]
His father was the attorney of Beulah Mae Donald whose son was lynched by members of the United Klans of America. Donald was awarded $7 million dollars, which bankrupted the organization. [2] [3] Figures graduated from LeFlore Magnet High School in Mobile, Alabama. [4]
Michael Figures, Thomas' brother, and Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty Law Center represented Donald's mother, Beulah Mae Donald, in a civil suit for wrongful death against the United Klans of America (UKA). They won a $7 million judgment ($18,773,286 in current dollar terms) against the UKA in 1987, bankrupting the organization. [5]
Michael Figures and Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty Law Center represented Donald's mother, Beulah Mae Donald, in a civil suit for wrongful death against the United Klans of America (UKA). In 1987, they won a $7 million judgment ($18,773,286 in current dollar terms) against the UKA, bankrupting the organization. [12] [13]
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During their 15-year marriage, the pair raised three children: Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric Trump, which some reports rumored Trump was paying her $250,000 for each child after they split.