Letter from Paulina Antonuk, Chairman of Meeting, Lithuanian Working Women's Alliance Branch No. 13 in South Boston, Massachusetts, to B. M. Miller, Governor in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Lithuanian Working Women's Alliance
Paulina Antonuk, "Chairman of Meeting, Lithuanian Working Women's Alliance Branch No. 13," calls for a new trial for the Scottsboro Boys with a "half negro" jury and frames their fate in terms of race and class.
Lithuanian Working Women's Alliance--Branch No. 13 (South Boston, Ma.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004234, Folder 2, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1931-05-14
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English
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SB_L_1931.05.14_0031
United States--Massachusetts--South Boston
Letter from Cámara del Trabajo del Estado de Nuevo León in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, to The Governor, State of Alabama, U.S.A.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Cámara del Trabajo del Estado de Nuevo León (Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico); Confederacion Sinidical Unitaria de México
Cámara del Trabajo del Estado de Nuevo León protests the Scottsboro Boys' 1931 conviction and demands their release.This letter arrived after the executions were stayed pending the Alabama Supreme Court appeal. Cámara del Trabajo del Estado de Nuevo León was a member of the Confederacion Sinidical Unitaria de México (CSUM), or Trade Union Confederation of Mexico.
Cámara del Trabajo del Estado de Nuevo León (Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004235, Folder 10, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1931-08-24
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Spanish
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SB_L_1931.08.24_0498
Mexico--Nuevo León--Monterrey
Letter from W. H. Andrews in Johannesburg, South Africa, to The Governor of Alabama in Alabama, U.S.A.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Andrews, W. H. (William Henry), 1870-1950; South African Trades and Labour Council, National Executive Committee (Johannesburg, South Africa)
This international letter asks that the Scottsboro Boys be given a new trial, based on new facts which have come to light. Standing for "the interests of the working class not only in South Africa but throughout the world," the letter urges the governor to enforce the laws of the United States Constitution with equal justice. The letter was typed by W. H. Andrews, secretary of this committee, chairman of the South African Labour Party, and general secretary of the Communist Party of South Africa.
South African Trades & Labour Council, Executive Committee (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004235, Folder 14, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1931-08-26
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English
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SB_L_1931.08.26_0525
South Africa--Johannesburg
Letter from Dorothy Eil. in Denver, Colorado, to Governor B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; International Labor Defense
This sender—"a working woman"—recognizes that the Southern ruling class uses racism and rape accusations to divide the white and black working class so that they do not unite and fight for workers rights together. The author declares that the Scottsboro Boys, whom she believes to be innocent, are her class brothers.
Eil., Dorothy
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004235, Folder 19, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1932-01-19
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English
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SB_L_1932.01.19_0561
United States--Colorado--Denver
Letter from Joseph Rodriguez in Los Angeles, California, to Gov. B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Communist Party of the United States
A "worker" demands the release of the Scottsboro Boys, whom the "dirty, degenerate, capitalist class" has framed. The letter warns of a workers' mass movement that will overtake the ruling class, as 97% of the people in the world are workers. The letter contains a drawing of a hammer and sickle.
Rodriguez, Joseph
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004238, Folder 14, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1932-04-14
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English
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SB_L_1932.04.14_0879
United States--California--Los Angeles
Letter from E. C. Fellows Lodge, No. 143, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen in Oakland, California, to The Honorable Governor of Alabama in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; E. C. Fellows Lodge, No. 143, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (Oakland, Ca.)
The members of the E. C. Fellows Lodge, No. 143, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen of Oakland, California, mention to Governor Miller that railroad veterans believe that women who ride trains are vagrants and prostitutes who cannot compete with the prostitutes in cities. The letter asks Governor Miller to see to it that justice prevails in this case and that it not be affected by prejudice against African Americans.
E. C. Fellows Lodge, No. 143, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (Oakland, Ca.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004238, Folder 16, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-11
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English
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SB_L_1933.04.11_0906
United States--California--Oakland
Letter from Unemployed Council of Corning, New York in Corning, New York, to Governor of the State of Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Unemployed Council (Corning, N.Y.)
In a letter from the Unemployed Council in Corning, New York, the 403 branch members ask that the Scottsboro Boys be released, but believe they will not be released due to oppression of the working class. They argue that the bourgeois class' faulty legal system leads the working class to believe that they will never receive justice and will continue to be exploited. The Governor received many letters like this one from unemployed councils across the country.
Unemployed Council of Corning, New York (Corning, N.Y.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004238, Folder 13, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-12
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English
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SB_L_1933.04.12_0873
United States--New York--Corning
Letter from The Workers of Birmingham, Alabama, in Birmingham, Alabama, to Hon. B. Miller.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944
Workers of Birmingham, Alabama, demand the release of the Scottsboro Boys and the right for African Americans to sit on juries and to vote.
The Workers of Birmingham, Alabama
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004238, Folder 20, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-21
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English
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SB_L_1933.04.21_0935
United States--Alabama--Birmingham
Letter from Carl O. Tangen in Oslo, Norway, to Governor in Alabama in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.A.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Tangen, Carl Olsen, 1888-1947; Norsk Syndikalistisk Federasjon
Carl O. Tangen, editor of the Norwegian Syndicalist Federation's organ "Alarm," protests the conviction of the Scottsboro Boys in the 1933 Decatur trials, presided over by Judge Horton. Tangen argues that this most recent sentence is an expression of racial hatred, declares the Scottsboro Boys' innocence, and calls for their release. The letter also states that the NSF and other Norwegian unions and groups are working towards a boycott of American goods until justice is served.
Tangen, Carl O.
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004239, Folder 11, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-25
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Norwegian
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SB_L_1933.04.25_0980
Norway--Oslo
Letter from the Working Women's Club in New York Mills, Minnesota, to Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Working Women's Club (New York Mills, Minnesota)
The Working Women's Club of New York Mills, Minnesota, protests the Scottsboro Boys' imprisonment and demands their release.
Working Women's Club (Mills, Mn.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004239, Folder 10, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-05-20
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SB_L_1933.05.20_0975
United States--Minnesota--New York Mills