How to Sue the Klan
- Year
- 2024
- Description
- Recounts how Fannie Mae Crumsey, Viola Ellison, Lela Evans, Opal Jackson, and Katherine Johnson sued the Ku Klux Klan with support from the Center for Constitutional Rights in Chattanooga, Tennessee, after they were injured during a shooting in 1980.
- Director
- Beder, John
- Producer
- Beder, John; Crump, Benjamin; Mitchell, Cameron S.; Ramanathan, Raji
- Cinematographer
- Tyler, Victor C., Jr.
- Editor
- Vizcarrondo, Nina
- Production Team
- Civil Productions, Brooklyn Media, and Good Docs
- Genre
- Short Film
Documentary - Language
- English
- Media Format
- 1 streaming video (33 min.)
- Type
- Color with black and white sequences
- Production Notes
- Earned a 2025 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary Short.
- Updated
- 05-06-2026
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