Short film
How to Sue the Klan
2024 · 35 min
A sober, inspiring account of ordinary women turning legal strategy into a weapon against hate, told with clarity and quiet resolve.
- Directed by
- John Beder
- Genres
- Documentary
- Tagline
- The Legacy of the Chattanooga Five
- Overview
- How to Sue the Klan is the story of how five Black women from Chattanooga used legal ingenuity to take on the Ku Klux Klan in a historic 1982 civil case, fighting to hold them accountable for their crimes and bring justice to their community. Their victory set a legal precedent that continues to inspire the ongoing fight against organized hate.
- How it feels
- Earnest, uplifting, tense and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Justice, race, power, corruption
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- John Beder
- Genres
- Documentary