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The lynching of Michael Donald in Mobile, Alabama, on March 21, 1981, was one of the last reported lynchings in the United States, (though James Byrd, Jr., was lynched in Jasper, Texas in 1998). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Several Ku Klux Klan (KKK) members beat and killed Michael Donald, a 19-year-old African-American, and hung his body from a tree.
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Pages in category "Films about lynching in the United States" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The discovery of a black man found hanged from a tree in Mississippi quickly made national headlines and brought back some unpleasant memories of American's violent, racially charged past. "Otis ...
This incident is sometimes referred to as "the last lynching in California", [7] [8] [9] although Clyde Johnson was lynched near Yreka in August 1935, [10] and the last true California lynching is said to have occurred on January 6, 1947, in Callahan, but the name of the victim has never been released and the event cannot be confirmed in any ...
Deadly Blessing is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Wes Craven. [3] The film tells the story of a strange figure committing murder in a contemporary community that is not far from another community that believes in ancient evil and curses.
Agony (Russian: Агония, romanized: Agoniya; U.S. theatrical/DVD title Rasputin) is a 1981 Soviet biographical film by Elem Klimov, made c.1973-75 and released in Western and Central Europe in 1982 (United States and Soviet Union 1985), after protracted resistance from Soviet authorities. [1]
The film was directed by English director Mike Newell, who went on to direct Four Weddings and a Funeral. Much of the film was shot at the original locations. [ 3 ] The script was based upon Manhunt: The Story of Stanley Graham , by H. A. Willis (Whitcoulls, 1979) and adapted by New Zealand-born Andrew Brown.