Letter from "John Doe" in Birmingham, Alabama, to Governor Jim Folsom in Montgomery, Alabama.
In the letter "Doe" urges the governor not to commute the sentence of Jimmy Wilson: "For the life of me I cannot see why any red blooded southern white man could interfere with the verdict of 12 just and upright men who placed the death penalty on Jim Wilson. Turn a deaf ear to all of...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In the letter "Doe" urges the governor not to commute the sentence of Jimmy Wilson: "For the life of me I cannot see why any red blooded southern white man could interfere with the verdict of 12 just and upright men who placed the death penalty on Jim Wilson. Turn a deaf ear to all of these sob sisters and let the verdict stand." Wilson, an African American handy man in Marion, Alabama, was sentenced to death for stealing $1.95 from a white woman; Governor Folsom eventually commuted his sentence to life in prison. |
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