Reviews & Quotes | How to Sue the Klan

The Daily Californian | Maida Suta
"It feels like the audience is in the courtroom alongside the women as they finally receive some form of justice and recognition."

The Baltimore Sun | Armstrong Williams
"Ben Crump film about the Chattanooga Five is a must watch" - Staff Commentary

Star News Wilmington | Rakeem "Keem" Jones
"'BEST DOCUMENTARY' Award at the 2024 North Carolina Black Film Festival"

Harvard Law Bulletin | Rachel Reed
"McLaughlin and his team decided to deploy a novel legal strategy they had devised based on a Reconstruction-era statute — a successful approach that would become a blueprint for others hoping to bankrupt and destroy the hate group."

The Times Free Press | Sofia Saric
"‘Celebrate the victory’: Five Chattanooga women who fought KKK in landmark case honored at documentary premiere"

The Chicago Crusader | Elaine Hegwood Bowen, M.S.J.
"Their victory set a legal precedent that continues to inspire the ongoing fight against organized hate."

Journal of International Women Studies Vol. 26 Issue 5 | Motahar Hossain, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India 
"Apart from inspiring people to rise up and join the fight for civil rights, Beder’s film leaves the viewers with an unsettling recognition that the road to justice is often hindered by the very people trusted to ensure it."

Harvard Law Today | Rachel Reed
A plan to beat the Klan

Pace University
“How to Sue the Klan” Film Features Haub Law Professors and their Groundbreaking Civil Case

Pace University | Randolph M. McLaughlin, Professor of Law
“My hope is that this film will help inspire both lawyers and young people to use their voice against acts of hate and racism [...] If everyone does even a small part to fight against injustice like these women did, we can make change in our society.”

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