Letter from Winifred Drew Widener in Freeport, New York, to Judge Eugene W. Carter in Montgomery, Alabama.
In the letter Widener expresses her support for Judge Carter and the segregationist cause in the South. Also included are two newsletters from the "Committee of 100," a volunteer organization formed to raise money for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. The first newsletter descr...
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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/1941 |
| Summary: | In the letter Widener expresses her support for Judge Carter and the segregationist cause in the South. Also included are two newsletters from the "Committee of 100," a volunteer organization formed to raise money for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. The first newsletter describes the acquittal of the men who murdered Emmett Till in Mississippi; readers are asked for donations to assist in future prosecutions and protect African American citizens. The second newsletter asks for contributions to pay for the legal defense of Autherine Lucy, the first African American admitted to the University of Alabama; a page of relevant newspaper articles accompanies the letter. |
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