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Flyer from Scottsboro Defense Committee in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to The Governor of Alabama, Executive Mansion in Montgomery, Alabama.
Sent to "the Governor of Alabama," from the Scottsboro Defense Committee of Philadelpia, this flyer advertises a march from Philadelphia to Washington, to be held on April 26, 1933, in protest against the "legal lynching" of the nine defendants. It…
Letter from C. H. DuVall in Los Angeles, California, to the Governor of the State of Alabama.
C. H. DuVall, a former slave, writes to ask Governor Miller to stay the Scottsboro Boys' execution. He also requests to have the case further investigated as a favor to the weeping mothers and ex-slaves, as he has heard a lot of doubt about the…
Letter from Comité Mooney-Scottsboro, Section de Lille in Lille, France, to Mr. B.M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.A.
The Comité Mooney-Scottsboro, Section de Lille, France, responds to rumors of Haywood Patterson's death after a prison revolt. The letter questions this version of events, expresses strong doubt about Patterson's conviction based on the evidence, and…
Letter from Household of Ruth, No. 253 in San Francisco, California, to Honorable B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Household of Ruth, No. 253, of San Francisco, California, asks Governor Miller for the Scottsboro Boys' unconditional release.
Letter from Jackson County Organization of Colored Voters in Carbondale, Illinois, to Hon. Miller Gov. in Alabama.
The Jackson County [Illinois] Organization of Colored Voters asks Governor Miller to exercise his power in the Scottsboro case and to treat the nine boys like fellow human beings. They ask the Governor to support the Constitution of the United States…
Letter from Karl Marx Pioneers in Chicago, Illinois, to Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
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…
Letter from Mme C. J. Walker Club, to Gov. B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Mme. C. J. Walker Club of San Francisco joins the NAACP in asking for the release of the Scottsboro Boys.
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…
Letter from Phyllis Wheatley Club in New York, New York, to Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Phyllis Wheatley Club asks why rape is punishable by death in Alabama and why the state disregards constitutional law by refusing to allow African Americans to serve on juries. The club asks about other specifics of the case and urges Governor…
Letter from Pioneer Youth of America, Inc. in New York, New York, to Governor B. M. Miller in Birmingham, Alabama.
From the director of the Pioneer Youth of America, Inc., this letter includes a copy of a statement about the Scottsboro case, produced from a meeting of representatives of national agencies in New York. The director writes that the case of the…