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Letter from Negro Businessmen's League in Corona, New York to Governor Miller in Montgomery Alabama.
Signed by "Dr. George G. Mehlen" and representing 1,161 members, this letter from the Negro Businessmen's League (NBL) of Corona, New York, protests the 1933 verdicts from Judge Callahan's court and declares the Scottsboro defendants' innocence. It…
Postcard from Elena Paskel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
Signed and sent by Elena Paskel, this form postcard is from the Church, School, Fraternal and Social Services Groups of Philadelphia, who cooperate with the Scottsboro Case Committee of Philadelphia. The postcard enumerates the group's appeals in…
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 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 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 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 the Labour Defence League in Wellington, New Zealand, to Hounerable B.M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Labour Defence League National Headquarters in Wellington, New Zealand, demands the immediate release of the Scottsboro Boys. The resolution notes "hundreds" of letters of protest from New Zealand workers citing the "true facts" of the case.…
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 United Association of Journeymen Plumbers and Steamfitters, Local Union No. 139 in Great Falls, Montana, to Governor B.M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
The United Association of Journeymen Plumbers and Steamfitters, Local Union No. 139, demand the unconditional release and protection of the Scottsboro defendants following the March 1933 verdict in Judge Horton's Decatur court. This resolution…