Resolution from International Class War Prisoners Aid, Australian Section in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, to the 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
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 Scottsboro to events in Harlan, Kentucky, during this period. This resolution was generated by a mass meeting of workers in New South Wales. The ICWPA is the Moscow-based branch of International Red Aid.
International Class War Prisoners Aid, Australian Section (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004235, Folder 18, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1932-01-04
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Resolution
English
Text
SB_R_1932.01.04_0556
Australia--New South Wales--Sydney
Telegram from the International Labor Defense in New York, New York, 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;
The International Labor Defense decries the Birmingham jail guards' reported mistreatment of the Scottsboro defendants incarcerated there and demands that these guards be punished. This telegram was one of a group of correspondences that protests prison conditions for the defendants.
International Labor Defense
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004239, Folder 13, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-06-16
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Telegram
English
Text
SB_T_1933.06.16_0993
United States--New York--New York
Telegram from International Labor Defense in New York, New York, 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; International Labor Defense; Patterson, William L. (William Lorenzo), 1890-1980
Signed by National Secretary William L. Patterson of the International Labor Defense, this telegram to Governor Miller represents "millions of white and negro workers outraged" by the events in Scottsboro and the "lies" spreading about an alleged prison mutiny carried out by the defendants. It requests that Governor Miller remove "Deputy Dement," who attacked the boys. This telegram was one of many that reflect high local and national tensions around the outcome of the 1933 trial presided over by Judge Horton in Decatur. The ILD protests prison conditions for the defendants.
International Labor Defense (New York, N.Y.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004238, Folder 17, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-28
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Telegram
English
Text
SB_T_1933.04.28_0911
United States--New York--New York
Petition from International Labor Defense in Seattle, Washington, to Governor B. 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
This petition from International Labor Defense in Seattle, Washington, demands the immediate release of the nine Scottsboro Boys with signatures, addresses, and donation amounts.
International Labor Defense (Seattle, Wa.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004235, Folder 21, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1932-04-25
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Petition
English
Text
SB_X_1932.04.25_0568
United States--Washington--Seattle
Resolution from the Haywood Patterson Branch of the International Labor Defense in Ithaca, New York, to the 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; International Labor Defense, Haywood Patterson Branch (Ithaca, N.Y.); Lynching in Tuscaloosa, 1933
This resolution from the Haywood Patterson Branch of the International Labor Defense demands the Scottsboro Boys' immediate release, the enforcement of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, and "the immediate assurance of equality for the Negro masses." The resolution also protests an August 15th lynching of "Dan Pippin, A.T. Harding, and Elmore Clark" in Woodstock, Alabama, and demands the arrest of Sherriff R. Z. Chamblin and his deputies. Dan Pippen and A.T. Harden were actually lynched in Tuscaloosa on August 13, 1933, while Elmore Clark survived the lynching attempt. International Labor Defense attorneys attempted to defend them at trial before the lynching. A number of ILD branches, like this one, took the names of Scottsboro defendants.
International Labor Defense, Haywood Patterson Branch (Ithaca, N.Y.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004239, Folder 18, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-08-16
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Resolution
English
Text
SB_R_1933.08.16_1044
United States--New York--Ithaca
Flyer from International Labor Defense in New York, New York, 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; Patterson, Haywood, b. 1912; Bates, Ruby, -1976; International Labor Defense; Horton, James Edwin, 1878-1973; Knight, Thomas E., 1898-1937; Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
The New York District International Labor Defense, the legal arm of the American Communist Party, prepared this flyer urging people to send telegrams to Governor Miller, Attorney General Knight, Judge Horton, President Roosevelt, and Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes. The form flyer makes six demands including postponement of the trial, a change of venue to Birmingham, Alabama, a jury made up of Negroes and white workers, protection for the young men, a disbanding of all K.K.K. lynch gangs, and a right of self defense of Negro and white workers. Several noteworthy individuals were slated to speak at the event, including Haywood Patterson's mother.
International Labor Defense, N.Y. District (New York, N.Y.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004238, Folder 15, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-13
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Flyer
English
Text
SB_F_1933.04.13_0889
United States--New York--New York
Letter from Karl Marx Pioneers in Chicago, Illinois, 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; Karl Marx Pioneers (Chicago, Il.); Communism
After the 1933 trial presided over by Judge Callahan, 30 members of the Karl Marx Pioneers—a Communist Party-affiliated youth organization—demands the immediate release of the Scottsboro Boys, declares their innocence, and asks for their protection along with that of Ruby Bates and their attorneys.
Karl Marx Pioneers (Chicago, Il.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004240, Folder 8, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-12-05
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Letter
English
Text
SB_L_1933.12.05_1068
United States--Illinois--Chicago
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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Letter
English
Text
SB_L_1931.04.16_0019
United States--Maryland--Branchville
Resolution from the Labour Defence League in Wellington, New Zealand, to Hounerable 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; Labour Defence League (Wellington, New Zealand)
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. Labour Defence League organizations in the United Kingdom were affiliated with International Red Aid.
Labour Defence League (Wellington, New Zealand)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004237, Folder 13, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1932-12-21
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Resolution
English
Text
SB_R_1932.12.21_0740
New Zealand--Wellington
Postcard from Bertha Markowitz in Brooklyn, New York, 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; International Labor Defense
This form postcard from the International Labor Defense, signed and sent by Bertha Markowitz from Brooklyn, New York, asks for immediate release of the Scottsboro Boys. The front of the postcard includes a photo of the Scottsboro Boys and slogans "Against Race Discrimination!" and "Against Lynching!" and "They Must Not Die!" This postcard is an example of a national organizing campaign responding to the Scottsboro trials.
Markowitz, Bertha
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004234, Folder 1, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1932-04-16
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Postcard
English
Not guilty; release
SB_P_1932.04.16_0001
United States--New York--Brooklyn