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The People vs the Klan (2021)

Documentary

A four-part docuseries about the little-known true story of Beulah Mae Donald, a Black mother in Alabama, who took down the Ku Klux Klan after the brutal murder and lynching of her son, Michael. He was just nineteen years old and found dead, hanging from a tree in Mobile, on March 21, 1981. Black community leaders immediately suspected it was a Klan lynching, but local law enforcement was slow to acknowledge that the murder was racially motivated. When the investigation stalled, Beulah Mae and local Black leaders refused to back down until Michael’s killers and the hateful organization they belonged to received justice.

IMDb rating
8.1 (152 votes)
Seasons
1
Streaming (US)
HBO Max
Language
EN
Type
Mini-series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2021)

6.93 avg 4 episodes 7.1 → 7.0 58 min avg

Ep 1: 7.1 · 14 votesEp 2: 6.9 · 9 votesEp 3: 6.7 · 8 votesEp 4: 7.0 · 8 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Lynching7.114
2Justice for Michael6.99
3Hate on Trial6.78
4It Takes a Mother7.08