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Letter from Rev. Allan W. Johnson in Los Angeles, California, to Mr. B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
Rev. Allan W. Johnson, a Los Angeles minister, demands the release of the Scottsboro Boys and the enforcement of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, which, the writer states, have not been upheld by the "Southern Ruling Class," including Governor…
Letter from Rev. O. J. Burckhardt, Lincoln, Nebraska, to the Honorable B. M. Miller Governor of Alabama.
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…
Letter from W. E. Mohammed in Detroit, Michigan, to Gov. B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
W. E. Mohammed asks Governor Miller for the Scottsboro Boys' trial to be moved from Decatur to Birmingham. The letter speaks on behalf of ten thousand Muslims who want the Scottsboro Boys' release.
Letter from Young Women's Christian Association of Uni. of Nebr. in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Mr. B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
The members of the Young Women's Christian Association of the University of Nebraska write that they are shocked at the verdict from Haywood Patterson's second trial. They ask that he be pardoned and given safe conduct home, as they do not believe…
Letter from Young Women's Christian Association, Blue Triangle Branch in Des Moines, Iowa, to Honorable B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Young Women's Christian Association, Blue Triangle Branch, of Des Moines, Iowa, praises Judge Horton's fair handling of the case so far and asks Governor Miller to move the trial to Birmingham.
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 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.