Letter from William E. Fort, president of the Statewide Campaign Committee for the Abolishment of the Convict Contract System.
The letter is addressed to the president of an unidentified women's organization, encouraging participation the Committee's cause: "Believing that women stand above everything for justice and right, we appeal to you and your organization to join with us in the campaign to end the unch...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/12338 |
| Summary: | The letter is addressed to the president of an unidentified women's organization, encouraging participation the Committee's cause: "Believing that women stand above everything for justice and right, we appeal to you and your organization to join with us in the campaign to end the unchristian and barbarous convict lease or contract system, which Alabama is the last state in the Union to retain." |
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