Talk:Michael Donald

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A photograph of the street sign at http://www.splcenter.org/news/item.jsp?aid=185 named after Donald, would greatly contribute to the article.

This need a lot more about the investigation, Beuleah, the trials etc. Rich Farmbrough 16:45, 24 November 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 removing image 2 More discussion, yes 3 Bennie Hays? 4 Respect 5 Surviving Relatives 6 How old was Bennie? 7 Images 8 Confusion over Hays

[edit] removing image

i'm removing the image of him hanging from a tree its direspectful, however if someone wants to add it back just say so here and i'll will leave it alone untill then i'll continue to remove itLotharsrevenge (talk) 09:47, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] More discussion, yes

I concur. Morris Dees' autobiography is a good place to start on the civil suit. But there are, as yey, no scholarly discussion of the Donald case(s). There were 5 court cases involved, so the study is complicated. The Mobile Register has covered the case admirably in the last six months as the renaming process occured. Also, Michael Wilson's five articles, June 1-5, 1997, leading up to Henry Hays' execution are also very good and re[present the most original research done on the case to date.

[edit] Bennie Hays?

The first or second sentence says "Bennie Hay's son" as though we should know who Bennie Hays is. This seems like an editing oversight, but does anyone know the significance of this Bennie Hays person? Also, this article lists Michael Donald as the last lynching in American history. The article Lynching in the United States considers the murder of James Byrd a lynching, which occurred in 1998. So I am adding a "contradicts another article" tag to this piece. --Natalie 01:44, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

He was a Grand Dragon in the United Klans and his middle name was Jack. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.12.252.122 (talk • contribs) 21:10, 7 December 2006

How did you find out Donald's DOB, personally I believe that the death penalty was a slight overreaction, just a personal opinion, what do you think? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.12.252.122 (talk • contribs) 22:08, 7 December 2006

[edit] Respect

This article should be written with more respect for the Donald family, Michael's mother died after he got killed and with respect to the Hays family, Hays' did wrong but the fact he was executed doesn't make it any easier for his family.

82.20.21.73 11:04, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Surviving Relatives

Does anyone have any information relating to the surviving members of the Donald family or Hays family?

82.20.21.73 11:05, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] How old was Bennie?

How old was Bennie Hays, the closest I could find on the social security death index was a guy who died in 1984 registered to Jackson, Missouri.

82.20.21.73 11:08, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Images

• Donald on an autopsy table

• Is the lynching picture used in this article (and others) really needed, it seems insensitive...Mwv2 08:24, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
• I completely agree. I was shocked when I saw this graphic image.

[edit] Confusion over Hays

At first, this article states that Bennie Hays died before his trial began. Then there is this:

The elder Hays was tried some years later but the first case ended in a mistrial. Hays died of a heart attack before he could be retried.[

Did Bennie Hays die before his first or second trial?

God bless. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.147.242.164 (talk) 02:23, 2 May 2008 (UTC)