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The Lynching is a fact‑based account of the brutal 1981 lynching of Michael Donald by members of the United Klans of America and the subsequent legal actions that exposed the KKK’s ideology and led to a decisive blow against the organization. Drawing on extensive archival research and interviews, the book documents the murder, the death sentence of Henry Hays, and the civil suit led by civil‑rights lawyer Morris Dees that held the Klan accountable for conspiracy and human rights violations. The narrative illustrates how these events reshaped racial justice in the United States and continue to influence contemporary race relations.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Laurence Leamer
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