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[Michael Donald sign]

A photograph of a sign at the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama. At the top is a melted clock face and beneath it reads "A landmark lawsuit prompted the Southern Poverty Law Center to build a memorial to commemorate those who died during the Civil Rights Movement. Michael Donald was walking to a store in Mobile, Alabama, in 1981 when two Klansmen abducted him. They beat him, cut his throat and hung his body from a tree. He was only 19. In a groundbreaking lawsuit, the Center proved that the United Klans of America was responsible for Donald's death. This same organization committed some of the worst violence during the civil rights era, including the church bombing that killed four girls in Birmingham in 1963 and the slaying of Viola Liuzzo during the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march in 1965. In 1987 an all white jury awarded Donald's mother $7 million. The historic verdict put the United Klans out of business and forced the group to turn over its headquarters to Beulah Mae Donald, the victim's mother."
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
System: The UNT Digital Library

[MLK quote on memorial in Montgomery]

A photograph of a quote on a wall outside of the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama. It reads "...until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream; Martin Luther King Jr."
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Southern Poverty Law Center exterior]

A photograph of the exterior of the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Alabama. It has a dark reflective metal surface with two large windows on the far ends. There are two people walking past in the bottom left-hand corner.
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Water fountain memorial 1]

A photograph of a water fountain memorial outside of the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama. The section of the fountain that is visible shows the dates of MLK's assassination and the deaths of students Samuel Hammond Jr., Delano Middleton and Henry Smith.
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Water fountain memorial 2]

A photograph of a water fountain memorial outside of the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama. The section of the fountain that is visible shows the dates of Rev. George Lee's murder and the outlawing of segregation by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Water fountain memorial 3]

A photograph of a water fountain memorial outside of the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama. The section of the fountain that is visible shows the dates of Jonathan Daniels death, Willie Wallace Brewster's death, the passage of the Voting Rights Act, Oneal Moore's death, Viola Gregg Liuzzo's death, the march from Selma to Montgomery, Rev. James Reeb's death, the Bloody Sunday date, and Jimmie Lee Jackson's death.
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Why Security? sign]

A photograph of a sign at the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama. At the top is a melted clock face and beneath it reads "Why Security? This melted clock pinpoints the exact time on July 28, 1983, when Klansmen torched the offices of the Southern Poverty Law Center, sponsor of the Civil Rights Memorial and this visitor center. Over the years, the Center's aggressive response to hate has made it a prime target of radical hate groups. More than two-dozen extremists have been jailed in connection with plots to kill Center employees or blow up its offices. We ask for your understanding and cooperation with our security measures."
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
System: The UNT Digital Library