Telegram from participants in the Washington Park Forum Opening 38th Year in Chicago, Illinois, to Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.

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Title

Telegram from participants in the Washington Park Forum Opening 38th Year in Chicago, Illinois, 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; Washington Park Forum (Chicago, Il.); Washington Square Park (Chicago, Il.)

Description

Four thousand assembled citizens at the Washington park Forum Opening 38th Year demand a new trial for the Scottsboro Boys after their 1931 convictions. This telegram asks: "Is this southern justice [sic]"

Creator

Washington Park Forum (Chicago, Il.)

Source

Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004234, Folder 2, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History

Date

1931-05-18

Format

Telegram

Language

English

Coverage

United States--Illinois--Chicago