Resolution from Second Baptist Church in Springfield, Ohio, to Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.

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Title

Resolution from Second Baptist Church in Springfield, Ohio, to Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.

Subject

Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944

Description

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 printed and distributed by the International Labor Defense.

Creator

Second Baptist Church (Springfield, Oh.)

Source

Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004234, Folder 1, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History

Date

1931-05-17

Format

Resolution

Language

English

Coverage

United States--Ohio--Springfield