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Title
Telegram from Workers-Peasants Defense Society in Manila, Philippines, to Governor in Montgomery, Alabama.
Subject
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Communism
Description
The Workers Peasants Defense Society, a communist group, protests the "unchristian, uncivilized, inhuman" execution of the Scottsboro Boys and demands their immediate release. This telegram was sent to Governor Miller during the U.S. Supreme Court's review of the 1931 Scottsboro trial.
Creator
Workers-Peasants Defense Society (Manila, Philippines)
Source
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004237, Folder 2, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
Date
1932-05-12
Format
Telegram
Language
English
Coverage
Philippines--Manila