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 Berkley Youth League in Berkley, Michigan, 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; Berkley Youth League (Berkley, Mich.)
A meeting of the Berkley Youth League calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the Scottsboro Boys. They also demand a stoppage of persecution of African Americans in Alabama.
Berkley Youth League (Berkley, Mich.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004238, Folder 15, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-14
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SB_L_1933.04.14_0894
United States--Michigan--Berkley
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
Letter from the Interracial Commission of Denver, Colorado in Denver, Colorado, to Governor G. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Interracial Commission of Denver, Colorado; University of Denver, College of Liberal Arts
The Interracial Commission of Denver, Colorado, asks Governor Miller to do everything that he can to protect the Scottsboro Boys. The group aims to stand against racial injustice.
Interracial Commission of Denver, Colorado
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004239, Folder 10, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-05-19
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SB_L_1933.05.19_0973
United States--Colorado--Denver
Letter from Thos E. Mountford in Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada, to Governor B. M. Miller in Birmingham, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Farmers Educational League (Wynndel, B.C., Canada)
Recorded by the secretary of the Farmers Educational League of Wynndel, Canada, this letter is mistakenly addressed to Governor Miller in Birmingham instead of Montgomery. The league protests against the legal lynching of the Scottsboro Boys, and believes them to have been "convicted on prejudiced evidence." The league asks for their release.
Farmers Educational League (Wynndel, B.C., Canada)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004235, Folder 4, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1931-07-14
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SB_L_1931.07.14_0444
Canada--British Columbia--Wynndel
Letter from University of Chicago Student League, 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; Patterson, Haywood, b. 1912; National Student League (U. S.), University of Chicago Chapter
Members of the University of Chicago Student League unite in protest against the verdict of Haywood Patterson's second trial and ask Governor Miller to exercise his power to free the Scottsboro Boys.
University of Chicago Student League (Chicago, Il.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004238, Folder 15, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-15
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SB_L_1933.04.15_0893
United States--Illinois--Chicago
Letter from Vega Lodge #40 (I.O.G.T.) in Rockford, Illinois, 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 Order of Good Templars
A. Olson, "Pres., C. Nelson, Secr'y, Vega Lodge #40 (I.O.G.T.)," cites the American Civil Liberties Union reporting on compromised circumstances surrounding the trial and asks for a retrial.
International Order of Good Templars--Vega Lodge #40 (Rockford, Il.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004234, Folder 2, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1931-05-16
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SB_L_1931.05.15_0025
United States--Illinois--Rockford
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 Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Pittsburgh Branch, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to The Governor in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Pittsburgh Branch (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom—whose mission is to promote social, political, and economic justice for all, without regard for race, sex, class, or creed—voice their disapproval of the handling of the Scottsboro case in Alabama. They ask Governor Miller to include the Scottsboro Boys in Alabama's social welfare program.
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Pittsburgh Branch (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004239, Folder 3, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-29
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SB_L_1933.04.29_0943
United States--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
Letter from Young Women's Christian Association of Uni. of Nebr. in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Mr. 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; Patterson, Haywood, b. 1912; Young Women's Christian Association (University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus))
The members of the Young Women's Christian Association of the University of Nebraska write that they are shocked at the verdict from Haywood Patterson's second trial. They ask that he be pardoned and given safe conduct home, as they do not believe that his guilt has been proven.
Young Women's Christian Association of University of Nebraska (Lincoln, Ne.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004238, Folder 15, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-12
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SB_L_1933.04.12_0888
United States--Nebraska--Lincoln