Resolution from the Russian Farmers and Workers Maxim Gorky Club 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; Russian Farmers and Workers Maxim Gorky Club (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada); Patterson, Haywood, b. 1912
The Russian Farmers and Workers Maxim Gorky Club attribute the March 1933 Haywood Patterson verdict to "rampant class hatred and wanton persecution of colored people by the courts of the ruling class of the USA." The resolution demands the immediate release of all of the Scottsboro defendants and pledges support for their defense.
Russian Farmers and Workers Maxim Gorky Club (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004238, Folder 20, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-18
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SB_R_1933.04.18_0933
Canada--Saskatchewan--Saskatoon
Resolution from Cosmopolitan Club of New York University in New York, New York, to Mr. M. B. Miller, Governor, in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Cosmopolitan Club (New York University); Patterson, Haywood, b. 1912
Sent by the Cosmopolitan Club of New York University after the 1933 Decatur trial presided over by Judge Horton, this resolution demands a change of venue to Birmingham, the release of the Scottsboro Boys, protection for them and their attorneys from lynching, and Negro and white worker representation on future juries. This resolution specifically mentions Haywood Patterson and attributes the outcome of his March 1933 trial to "bigotry, racial hatred, and prejudice." It is one in a large group of protest resolutions in this period with similar demands.
Cosmopolitan Club (New York University)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004238, Folder 15, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-15
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Resolution
English
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SB_R_1933.04.15_0892
United States--New York--New York
Resolution from Schutz-Verband Deutscher Katastrophenopfer E.V. in Frankfurt, Germany, 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
Schutz-Verband Deutscher Katastrophenopfer E.V. calls for the release of the Scottsboro defendants. The resolution describes the implications for human civilization if the Scottsboro Boys are killed instead of cared for and views the case from an equal human rights perspective.
Schutz-Verband Deutscher Katastrophenopfer E.V. (Frankfurt, Germany)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004237, Folder 4, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1932-05-06
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Resolution
English
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SB_R_1932.05.06_0700
Germany--Frankfurt
Resolution from International Class War Prisoners Aid, Australian Section in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, to the 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
In this resolution, the International Class War Prisoners Aid (ICWPA), Australian Section, protest the 1931 Scottsboro trial sentencing and demand the immediate, unconditional release of the defendants. The document includes efforts to compare Scottsboro to events in Harlan, Kentucky, during this period. This resolution was generated by a mass meeting of workers in New South Wales. The ICWPA is the Moscow-based branch of International Red Aid.
International Class War Prisoners Aid, Australian Section (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004235, Folder 18, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1932-01-04
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Resolution
English
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SB_R_1932.01.04_0556
Australia--New South Wales--Sydney
Postcard from Elena Paskel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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; Church, School, Fraternal and Social Services Groups of Philadelphia; Scottsboro Case Committee of Philadelphia
Signed and sent by Elena Paskel, this form postcard is from the Church, School, Fraternal and Social Services Groups of Philadelphia, who cooperate with the Scottsboro Case Committee of Philadelphia. The postcard enumerates the group's appeals in 1931 for a fair trial, in 1932 for clemency, in 1933 for change of venue and now requests "color-blind" justice in the form of freedom or clemency for the Scottsboro Boys. This form postcard is an example of a local organizing campaign responding to the Scottsboro trials.
Paskel, Elena
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004238, Folder 5, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-04
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Postcard
English
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SB_P_1933.04.04_0828
United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Letter from Karl Marx Pioneers in Chicago, Illinois, 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; Karl Marx Pioneers (Chicago, Il.); Communism
After the 1933 trial presided over by Judge Callahan, 30 members of the Karl Marx Pioneers—a Communist Party-affiliated youth organization—demands the immediate release of the Scottsboro Boys, declares their innocence, and asks for their protection along with that of Ruby Bates and their attorneys.
Karl Marx Pioneers (Chicago, Il.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004240, Folder 8, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-12-05
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SB_L_1933.12.05_1068
United States--Illinois--Chicago
Letter from Negro Businessmen's League in Corona, New York 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; Negro Businessmen's League (Corona, N.Y.); Patterson, Haywood, b. 1912
Signed by "Dr. George G. Mehlen" and representing 1,161 members, this letter from the Negro Businessmen's League (NBL) of Corona, New York, protests the 1933 verdicts from Judge Callahan's court and declares the Scottsboro defendants' innocence. It claims the NBL is raising funds to protect them from the Alabama courts and government. The letter ends: "We are also trying to organize to the extent to lynch one of you whenever a Negro is lynched as you have lynched us for over 250 years."
Negro Businessmen's League (Corona, N.Y.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004241, Folder 6, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-12-04
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SB_L_1933.12.04_1114
United States--New York--Corona
Letter from Vigilante Committee, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority in Ardwick, Maryland, to the Honorable 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; Vigilante Committee, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (Ardwick, MD)
The Delta Sigma Theta sorority of Ardwick, Maryland, asks Governor Miller to free the Scottsboro Boys at once and to do away with lynch law. The group asks him to uphold justice, as the eyes of the world are on Alabama.
Vigilante Committee, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (Ardwick, MD)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004239, Folder 16, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-07-10
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SB_L_1933.07.10_1018
United States--Maryland--Ardwick
Letter from St. Louis Association of Colored Women in St. Louis, Missouri, 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; Association of Colored Women (St. Louis, Mo.)
The St. Louis Association of Colored Women ask Governor Miller to move the Scottsboro Boys' trial to Birmingham.
St. Louis Association of Colored Women (St. Louis, Mo.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004239, Folder 16, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-06-24
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SB_L_1933.06.24_1010
United States--Missouri--Saint Louis
Letter from the Executive Committee of the National Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners in New York, New York, 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; National Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners (Executive Committee)
The Executive Committee of the National Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners writes that members have heard of starvation and brutal tactics carried out by the officials at the Birmingham County jail against the Scottsboro Boys. They write that they see this as "a phase of the general intimidation and persecution" of the Scottsboro Boys and African Americans in the South that has occurred since their arrest. They demand the restoration of the Scottsboro Boys' full prison rights.
Executive Committee of the National Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners (New York, N.Y.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004239, Folder 13, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-06-16
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SB_L_1933.06.16_0994
United States--New York--New York