Title
Petition from Nancy Cunard and well known London and Paris-based artists and intellectuals in London, England, to Governor Miller of Alabama.
Subject
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Cunard, Nancy, 1896-1965; Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951; Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972; Dalí, Salvador, 1904-1989; Dalí, Gala; Breton, André, 1896-1966; Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989; Layton, Turner, 1894-1978; Johnstone, Clarence
Description
This petition, organized by Nancy Cunard of Hours Press, represents London and Paris-based artists, intellectuals, and thinkers. It demands "impartial justice" through the "unconditional and immediate liberation" of all nine Scottsboro Boys and includes names and comments from Sinclair Lewis, Ezra Pound, Samuel Beckett, Salvador Dali, Gala Dali, André Breton, Turner Layton, and Clarence Johnstone, as well as an introductory letter from Nancy Cunard. This petition contains two pages of introductory letter and thirteen pages of names and comments. Cunard also sent three additional petitions to Governor Miller demanding the Scottsboro Boys' release in this period.
Creator
Cunard, Nancy
Source
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004237, Folder 20, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
Date
1933-03-12
Format
Petition
Language
English
Coverage
United Kingdom--England--London