Letter from David H. Pierce in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 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 Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Cleveland Branch (Cleveland, Oh.)
David H. Pierce, president of the Cleveland Branch of the NAACP, writes that he has collected a large file on the Scottsboro case, and given all the information, does not believe the boys to be guilty. He insists that if the Scottsboro Boys are legally murdered, they will become martyrs, whom future historians will study. He also mentions to Governor Miller that the state of Alabama cannot afford to be an international mockery, as the "civilized world" will not sit by.
Pierce, David H., President, Cleveland Branch, N.A.A.C.P. (Cleveland, Oh.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004235, Folder 18, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1932-01-30
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SB_L_1932.01.30_0546
United States--Ohio--Cleveland Heights
Letter from Geo. T. Baker and Mack Adkin in Ensley, Alabama, to Hon. 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
Concerned that the state has spent a lot of money on the trial of the Scottsboro Boys and will spend more yet, two "citizens and tax payers of Jefferson County, Alabama" offer to perform the Scottsboro Boys' execution for free. They mention to Governor Miller that they are electricians and electric operators.
Baker, Geo. T. and Mack Adkin
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004234, Folder 13, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1932-03-15
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SB_L_1932.03.15_0300
United States--Alabama--Ensley
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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SB_L_1932.04.14_0879
United States--California--Los Angeles
Letter from W. P. in Cincinnati, Ohio, to 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
This letter describes that the two women involved in the Scottsboro case—Victoria Price and Ruby Bates—were dressed in men's clothing and "ho boting," or hoboing, on the train as the Scottsboro Boys were. W. P. believes that the boys did nothing more than the girls, and as such, should be let free.
P., W.
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004236, Folder 8, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1932-04-16
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SB_L_1932.04.16_0625
United States--Ohio--Cincinnati
Letter from Viola Montgomery in Atlanta, Georgia, to Ser (Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama).
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944
Viola Montgomery—the mother of one of the Scottsboro Boys, Olen Montgomery—writes to Governor Miller to plead with him for a retrial for her son. She has prayed to God, raised money, and does not know what else to do in order to prevent her son's execution. She believes that the Scottsboro Boys are guilty of no more than being hobos, and asks the Governor to think about things from a mother's perspective.
Montgomery, Viola
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004237, Folder 4, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1932-04-28
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SB_L_1932.04.28_0695
United States--Georgia--Atlanta
Letter from J. A. Hendrix in Marion, Alabama, 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
J. A. Hendrix, a "friend and well wisher" of Governor Miller, congratulates the Governor on his performance in office so far and praises him for having great courage. He writes in detail that he agrees with the Governor on the "school" issue. He also asks the Governor to continue to have courage and to commute the Scottsboro Boys' sentence to life imprisonment, as the execution charges seem harsh and possibly not justified based on the evidence. Governor Miller's response to J. A. Hendrix thanks him for his "good counsel."
Hendrix, J. A.
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004237, Folder 4, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1932-05-23
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SB_L_1932.05.23_0692
United States--Alabama--Marion
Letter from Harry O. Glasser in Enid, Oklahoma, to His Excellency in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Manchester Guardian
Harry O. Glasser, an attorney and former senator, hopes that Governor Miller will allow the Supreme Court of the United States to review the Scottsboro Boys' convictions and encloses a clipping from the Manchester [England] Guardian.
Glasser, Harry O.
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004237, Folder 5, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1932-05-25
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SB_L_1932.05.25_0702
United States--Oklahoma--Enid
Letter from G. Mannoury in Amsterdam, to The Judges in the Scottsboro-World Case in Scottsboro, U.S.A.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944
Writing from Amsterdam, G. Mannoury argues that certainty is a matter of probability, such that to convict the Scottsboro Boys would be a "judicial error" and "philosophical absurdity."
Mannoury, G.
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004237, Folder 7, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1932-06-04
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SB_L_1932.06.04_0718
Holland--Amsterdam
Letter from Miguel Ortega and Justo Berenguer in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, to Hon. Gobernardor de Alabama, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Communism in Puerto Rico
Two Puerto Rican communists plead with the Governor to postpone the execution of the Scottsboro Boys. The letter makes the case for postponement by advocating against the death penalty in all contexts and asks the Governor to show mercy for his own "peace of mind."
Ortega, Miguel and Justo Berenguer
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004237, Folder 7, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1932-06-20
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SB_L_1932.06.20_0720
Puerto Rico--Cabo Rojo
Letter from Forderick Kassen in Glenwood, Iowa, to Your Excellency.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944
Forderick Kassen assures Governor Miller that people in Iowa, and people outside of the Southeast in general, want to see the Scottsboro Boys hanged, though the United States Supreme Court has ordered a retrial. He hopes that Alabama will continue its "ethical fight for the purity of the white race, segregation, and white race supremacy." He does not respect a court that upholds "hate legislation" like the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments.
Kassen, Forderick
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004237, Folder 12, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1932-11-14
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SB_L_1932.11.14_0735
United States--Iowa--Glenwood