Letter from Frank A. Spaulding in Springfield, Illinois, to Governor of Alabama, Executive Office in Montgomery, Ala.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944
Though he had never traveled South, a 24-year-old African American in Illinois explains to Governor Miller that he understands how to reason with the "Southern point of view." He offers to travel to Alabama to argue for the Scottsboro Boys' sentence to be commuted to life imprisonment.
Spaulding, Frank A.
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004234, Folder 14, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1931-04-11
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SB_L_1931.04.11_0328
United States--Illinois--Springfield
Letter from Mrs. L. Miller in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to Governor B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Ala.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Hawkins, Judge A.E.
Mrs. L. Miller writes to Governer Miller that the problem with the courts is that they take too long to carry out a sentence. She believes that the Scottsboro Boys, or anyone accused of rape, should be punished, and that the Northern states should not interfere and are too lenient toward African Americans.
Miller, L., Mrs.
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004234, Folder 13, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1931-04-13
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SB_L_1931.04.13_0325
United--States--Louisiana--Lake Charles
Letter from Robert R. Moton in Tuskegee Institute, 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; Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee Institute president Robert R. Moton writes to the Governor of Alabama on the school's letterhead, applauding the orderly punishment of crime, but stating that he hopes the courts will be equally just with African Americans as with whites.
Moton, Robert R.
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004236, Folder 1, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1931-04-14
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SB_L_1931.04.14_0606
United States--Alabama--Tuskegee
Letter from Edward S. King in Branchville, Maryland, 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; International Labor Defense; Communism
Edward S. King writes to inform Governor Miller that International Labor Defense lawyers, Allan Taub and Douglas McKenzie, had Communist affiliations.
King, Edward S.
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004234, Folder 2, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1931-04-16
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SB_L_1931.04.16_0019
United States--Maryland--Branchville
Letter from G. Thomas in Jefferson City, Missouri, to Honorable Governor in Scottsboro, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Christianity
An African American county jail chaplain from Missouri, Rev. Capt. G. Thomas, proclaims the innocence of the Scottsboro Boys and asks the Governor to show mercy.
Thomas, G.
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004234, Folder 7, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1931-04-24
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SB_L_1931.04.24_0167
United States--Missouri--Jefferson City
Letter from Rev. O. J. Burckhardt, Lincoln, Nebraska, to the Honorable B. M. Miller Governor of Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Christianity
Rev. Burckhardt writes that he believes in "justice and fair play for all men" and hopes that Governor Miller will treat the Scottsboro Boys as innocent until proven guilty, or else there will be "a black mark" on his administration and the state of Alabama. The letter is on State of Nebraska Senate Chamber letterhead.
Burckhardt, O. J., Rev.
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004234, Folder 8, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1931-04-24
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SB_L_1931.04.24_0182
United States--Nebraska--Lincoln
Letter from Martin Flowers in Detroit, 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; Communism
Martin Flowers urges Governor Miller to "stand firm" in his support for the Scottsboro trial outcome. Flowers identifies himself as a southerner and warns Governor Miller of the dangers of "Communists" and their "propergander" by describing crimes of foreign-born persons in Detroit.
Flowers, Martin
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004234, Folder 8, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1931-04-27
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SB_L_1931.04.27_0170
United States--Michigan--Detroit
Letter from Donald Green to the Governor of Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944
Condemning the Governor and the culture and history of the South, Donald Green argues that the facts in the Scottsboro case do not indicate any guilt on behalf of the Scottsboro Boys.
Green, Donald
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004234, Folder 8, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1931-04-30
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SB_L_1931.04.30_0179
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Letter from Levi G. Byrd in Cheraw, South Carolina, to Hon. Gov. Graves in Birmingham, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944
An African American, Levi G. Byrd of Cheraw, South Carolina, writes to Governor Graves, who had already been succeeded by Governor Miller. Byrd urges the Governor to look into the case thoroughly, given the enlightening information he has found in the newspapers and his belief that people should be innocent until proven guilty.
Byrd, Levi G.
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004234, Folder 28, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1931-05-02
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SB_L_1931.05.02_0359
United States--South Carolina--Cheraw
Letter from T. Gaines Elkins in Fackler, Alabama, 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
T. Gaines Elkins, who had served on the jury, insists with the Governor that his decision was influenced in no way by outside forces, but was made based only on state laws and the evidence provided in the courtroom. He believes that the Scottsboro Boys have received justice.
Elkins, T. Gaines
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004234, Folder 24, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1931-05-05
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SB_L_1931.05.05_0356
United States--Alabama--Fackler