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Resolution from the Erie Ministerial Association of Erie, Pennsylvania, to Governor B.M. Miller to Montgomery, Alabama.
The Erie (Pennsylvania) Ministerial Association (connected to the Volunteer Citizen Committee for the Defense of the Scottsboro Boys) applauds the U.S. Supreme Court for granting a new trial.
Resolution from the Central Unemployed Council in Mansfield, Ohio, to B.M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
Sent after the 1933 Decatur trial presided over by Judge Horton, this resolution from the Central Unemployed Council of Mansfield, Ohio, demands a change of venue to Birmingham, the release of the Scottsboro Boys and protection for them from…
Resolution from Second Baptist Church in Springfield, Ohio, to Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Second Baptist Church decries the 1931 Scottsboro trial outcomes, deplores lynching, and demands the Scottsboro defendants' unconditional and immediate release. This is a form resolution that was sent by numerous groups and likely was originally…
Resolution from Schutz-Verband Deutscher Katastrophenopfer E.V. in Frankfurt, Germany, to Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
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…
Resolution from Polish Workers Club, Branch 57 in Brooklyn, New York, to Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Polish Workers Club, Branch 57, of Brooklyn, New York, demand a new trial for Haywood Patterson, change of venue to Birmingham, and the immediate release of all Scottsboro defendants after the March 133 Decatur trial. The Polish Workers Club is…
Resolution from L'Union des Ouvriers de la Solidarité Économique d'Haiti in Haiti to Governor B.M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.A
Union des Ouvriers de la Solidarité Économique d'Haiti protests the Alabama Supreme Court's decision to uphold the execution of the Scottsboro Boys and calls for their immediate and unconditional release. The resolution includes a specific…
Resolution from International Class War Prisoners Aid, Australian Section in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, to the Governor of Alabama in Montgomery, Alabama.
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…
Resolution from employees of Pennsylvania Dye Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
Responding to the 1933 Decatur trial and claiming the Scottsboro Boys' innocence, employees of Pennsylvania Dye Works ask for the defendants' unconditional and immediate release and declare a half-hour work stoppage in protest. This resolution is one…
Resolution from Cosmopolitan Club of New York University in New York, New York, to Mr. M. B. Miller, Governor, in Montgomery, Alabama.
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…
Resolution from Auto Union workers in Detroit, Michigan, to Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
Seventy-three Auto Union members protest the 1933 Decatur trial at a meeting. Their resolution claims that "lynch spirit" prevented the selection of an impartial jury and holds the Governor responsible for the Scottsboro Boys' safety. This group was…