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Title
Telegram from Rote Hilfe Schweiz in Zurich, Switzerland, to Gouveneur Miller in Alabama.
Subject
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Rote Hilfe (Zurich, Switzerland); International Red Aid; Communism
Description
This telegram from 25,000 workers and 1,000 visitors of Rote Hilfe Schweiz (Red Aid in Switzerland) protests "the death of those Negro boys." It protests their deaths following the 1931 stay of execution pending appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court. Rote Hilfe (International Red Aid) was an international social service organization established by Communist International in 1922 to function as an international political Red Cross.
Creator
Rote Hilfe Schweiz (Zurich, Switzerland)
Source
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004235, Folder 8, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
Date
1931-07-07
Format
Telegram
Language
German with English translation
Coverage
Switzerland--Zurich