Resolution from Auto Union workers in Detroit, Michigan, to Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; United Auto Workers, Local 3 (Detroit, Mich.)
Seventy-three Auto Union members protest the 1933 Decatur trial at a meeting. Their resolution claims that "lynch spirit" prevented the selection of an impartial jury and holds the Governor responsible for the Scottsboro Boys' safety. This group was a precursor to the United Auto Workers formed in 1935.
Auto Union (Detroit, Mich.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004238, Folder 17, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-26
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Resolution
English
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SB_R_1933.04.26_0908
United States--Michigan--Detroit
Resolution from Workers Ex-servicemen's League, Staten Island Post No. 174 in Staten Island, New York, to Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Workers Ex-servicemen's League, Staten Island Post No. 174 (Staten Island, N.Y.); Patterson, Haywood, b. 1912
The Workers Ex-servicemen's League, Staten Island Post No. 174—a branch of an international veterans organization with ties to the Communist Party—reacts to the Haywood Patterson verdict at the March 1933 trial in Decatur. The resolution asks that Governor Miller immediately release the boys, enforce the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments of the U.S. Constitution, protect the boys and their attorneys from "Ku Klux Klan lynch mobs," and change the venue for remaining trials to Mobile, Alabama.
Workers Ex-servicemen's League, Staten Island Post No. 174 (Staten Island, N.Y.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004238, Folder 19, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-23
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Resolution
English
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SB_R_1933.04.23_0927
United States--New York--Staten Island
Resolution from the United Farmers League in Puyallup, Washington, to Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; United Farmers League (Puyallup, Wa.)
Sent after the March 1933 verdict, the United Farmers League of Puyallup, Washington, demands the immediate release of the Scottsboro Boys. It refers to them as "nine innocent children now being subjected to the most dastardly frameup charge recorded in the history of our country."
United Farmers League (Puyallup, Wa.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004238, Folder 18, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-21
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Resolution
English
Text
SB_R_1933.04.21_0921
United States--Washington--Puyallup
Resolution from the Russian Farmers and Workers Maxim Gorky Club to Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Russian Farmers and Workers Maxim Gorky Club (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada); Patterson, Haywood, b. 1912
The Russian Farmers and Workers Maxim Gorky Club attribute the March 1933 Haywood Patterson verdict to "rampant class hatred and wanton persecution of colored people by the courts of the ruling class of the USA." The resolution demands the immediate release of all of the Scottsboro defendants and pledges support for their defense.
Russian Farmers and Workers Maxim Gorky Club (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004238, Folder 20, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-18
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Resolution
English
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SB_R_1933.04.18_0933
Canada--Saskatchewan--Saskatoon
Resolution from Cosmopolitan Club of New York University in New York, New York, to Mr. M. B. Miller, Governor, in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Cosmopolitan Club (New York University); Patterson, Haywood, b. 1912
Sent by the Cosmopolitan Club of New York University after the 1933 Decatur trial presided over by Judge Horton, this resolution demands a change of venue to Birmingham, the release of the Scottsboro Boys, protection for them and their attorneys from lynching, and Negro and white worker representation on future juries. This resolution specifically mentions Haywood Patterson and attributes the outcome of his March 1933 trial to "bigotry, racial hatred, and prejudice." It is one in a large group of protest resolutions in this period with similar demands.
Cosmopolitan Club (New York University)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004238, Folder 15, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-15
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Resolution
English
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SB_R_1933.04.15_0892
United States--New York--New York
Resolution from Polish Workers Club, Branch 57 in Brooklyn, New York, to Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Polish Workers Club, Branch 57 (Brooklyn, N.Y.); Patterson, Haywood, b. 1912
The Polish Workers Club, Branch 57, of Brooklyn, New York, demand a new trial for Haywood Patterson, change of venue to Birmingham, and the immediate release of all Scottsboro defendants after the March 133 Decatur trial. The Polish Workers Club is one of numerous ethnic organizations that sent resolutions to Governor Miller throughout the Scottsboro trials.
Polish Workers Club, Branch 57 (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004238, Folder 14, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-13
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Resolution
English
Text
SB_R_1933.04.13_0876
United States--New York--Brooklyn
Resolution from 5,000 Westside Negro workers in Chicago, Illinois, to Governor B.M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944
Five thousand Westside Negro workers in Chicago demand change of venue, protection, and immediate release after the March 133 Decatur trial. The resolution also contains demands including protection for Negro families from labor agents, relief for Negro families, and schooling for Negro children. Although many of these demands appear in resolutions sent during this period, the provisions relating to Negro families and children in this resolution are unique.
Westside Negro workers in Chicago, Illinois
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004238, Folder 16, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-12
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Resolution
English
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SB_R_1933.04.12_0904
United States--Chicago--Illinois
Resolution from United Association of Journeymen Plumbers and Steamfitters, Local Union No. 139 in Great Falls, Montana, to Governor B.M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Patterson, Haywood, b. 1912;
The United Association of Journeymen Plumbers and Steamfitters, Local Union No. 139, demand the unconditional release and protection of the Scottsboro defendants following the March 1933 verdict in Judge Horton's Decatur court. This resolution singles Haywood Patterson's case out for special protest.
United Association of Journeymen Plumbers and Steamfitters, Local Union No. 139 (Great Falls, Mont.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004238, Folder 14, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-12
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Resolution
English
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SB_R_1933.04.12_0878
United States--Montana--Great Falls
Resolution from the Central Unemployed Council in Mansfield, Ohio, to B.M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Patterson, Haywood, b. 1912; Unemployed Councils of the USA; Central Unemployed Council (Mansfield, Oh.)
Sent after the 1933 Decatur trial presided over by Judge Horton, this resolution from the Central Unemployed Council of Mansfield, Ohio, demands a change of venue to Birmingham, the release of the Scottsboro Boys and protection for them from lynching, and Negro and white workers represented on future juries. It warns of the damage to Alabama's international reputation if the Scottsboro defendants are executed and ends by explicitly requesting a pardon for Haywood Patterson. The Unemployed Councils of the USA were mass organizations associated with the Communist Party, USA.
Central Unemployed Councils (Mansfield, Oh.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004238, Folder 15, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-04-11
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Resolution
English
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SB_R_1933.04.11_0891
United States--Ohio--Mansfield
Resolution from the Erie Ministerial Association of Erie, Pennsylvania, to Governor B.M. Miller to Montgomery, Alabama.
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944
The Erie (Pennsylvania) Ministerial Association (connected to the Volunteer Citizen Committee for the Defense of the Scottsboro Boys) applauds the U.S. Supreme Court for granting a new trial.
Erie Ministerial Association (Erie, Pa.)
Alabama Governor, Scottsboro Case appeals to the Governor, SG004239, Folder 6, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History
1933-03-13
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Resolution
English
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SB_R_1933.03.13_0954
United States--Pennsylvania--Erie