Correspondence dealing with a Communist activities in Birmingham, Alabama.

Correspondence dealing with a Communist activities in Birmingham, Alabama.

In the first letter Brigadier General J. C. Persons of the Alabama National Guard sends Governor Benjamin Miller an account of recent events in Birmingham, which was submitted by another officer. The second letter contains the report of Second Lieutenant Ralph E. Hurst. He discusses the relocation o...

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Correspondence dealing with a Communist activities in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Hurst, Ralph E.; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Persons, J. C.; African Americans--Segregation--Alabama; Alabama. National Guard; Alabama--Race relations; Communism--Alabama; Communist Party of the United States of America; Governors--Alabama; International Labor Defense; Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Alabama; Labor and laboring classes--Alabama; Labor movement--Alabama; White supremacy movements--Alabama; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description In the first letter Brigadier General J. C. Persons of the Alabama National Guard sends Governor Benjamin Miller an account of recent events in Birmingham, which was submitted by another officer. The second letter contains the report of Second Lieutenant Ralph E. Hurst. He discusses the relocation of the International Labor Defense's southern headquarters to Birmingham; the attempts of local police to suppress communist activity; the involvement of the ILD in the Scottsboro Boys trial; communist organization efforts in the city, including two meetings that were attended by white and African American citizens; and anti-communist demonstrations by the Ku Klux Klan.
spelling Q0000014170 - Q0000014174Q14170 - Q14174Correspondence dealing with a Communist activities in Birmingham, Alabama.In the first letter Brigadier General J. C. Persons of the Alabama National Guard sends Governor Benjamin Miller an account of recent events in Birmingham, which was submitted by another officer. The second letter contains the report of Second Lieutenant Ralph E. Hurst. He discusses the relocation of the International Labor Defense's southern headquarters to Birmingham; the attempts of local police to suppress communist activity; the involvement of the ILD in the Scottsboro Boys trial; communist organization efforts in the city, including two meetings that were attended by white and African American citizens; and anti-communist demonstrations by the Ku Klux Klan.1932 October1932-101930-1939Hurst, Ralph E.; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Persons, J. C.; African Americans--Segregation--Alabama; Alabama. National Guard; Alabama--Race relations; Communism--Alabama; Communist Party of the United States of America; Governors--Alabama; International Labor Defense; Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Alabama; Labor and laboring classes--Alabama; Labor movement--Alabama; White supremacy movements--Alabama; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)TextCorrespondenceAlabama. Governor (1931-1935 : Miller)Alabama Governor (1931-1935 : Miller) administrative filesSG19922v9275Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/1893
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