The lynching
The lynchingLaurence Leamer
Characters in The lynching
5 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Michael Donald
A nineteen-year-old black man who was abducted, beaten, and lynched by members of the Ku Klux Klan in 1981, sparking a landmark civil rights lawsuit.
Morris Dees
The legendary civil rights lawyer and cofounder of the Southern Poverty Law Center who filed a civil suit against the Ku Klux Klan on behalf of Michael Donald's mother.
Antagonists
Henry Hays
A member of Klavern 900 of the United Klans of America who, along with James Knowles, abducted and murdered Michael Donald.
James Knowles
A member of Klavern 900 of the United Klans of America who participated in the abduction and murder of Michael Donald.
Supporting characters
Beulah Mae Donald
Michael Donald's grieving mother, on whose behalf Morris Dees filed a civil suit against the Ku Klux Klan.