Correspondence to Governor Benjamin Miller, discussing violence in Camp Hill, Alabama, between members of the Alabama Sharecroppers Union and county officials.
The ASCU was established by the Communist Party in 1931, and most of its members were African Americans. The letters are from L. N. Duncan, director of the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service, and Bradford Knapp, president of Auburn University. The men report the efforts of the Extension Service t...
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Alabama documents Duncan, L. N. (Luther Noble), 1875-1947; Knapp, Bradford, 1870-1938; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; African Americans--Employment--Alabama; Alabama Cooperative Extension Service; Communism--Alabama; Communist Party of the United States of America; Governors--Alabama; Labor and laboring classes--Alabama; Labor movement--Alabama; Sharecroppers--Alabama; Camp Hill (Ala.); Tallapoosa County (Ala.) |
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The ASCU was established by the Communist Party in 1931, and most of its members were African Americans. The letters are from L. N. Duncan, director of the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service, and Bradford Knapp, president of Auburn University. The men report the efforts of the Extension Service to settle the tensions in Tallapoosa County: "Two or three of our best Negro County Agents, having the confidence of both white and colored people in that area, have been working diligently with the Negro farmers, looking after their regular work, but at the same time making a special effort to quiet the people down, urging them to put away their guns and calling their attention to the fact that they are badly mislead [sic] by these communistic representatives." Duncan includes includes a Communist flier distributed to the farmers, urging them to "Organize and start the fight against starvation now!" |
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Q0000012339 - Q0000012341Q12339 - Q12341Correspondence to Governor Benjamin Miller, discussing violence in Camp Hill, Alabama, between members of the Alabama Sharecroppers Union and county officials.The ASCU was established by the Communist Party in 1931, and most of its members were African Americans. The letters are from L. N. Duncan, director of the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service, and Bradford Knapp, president of Auburn University. The men report the efforts of the Extension Service to settle the tensions in Tallapoosa County: "Two or three of our best Negro County Agents, having the confidence of both white and colored people in that area, have been working diligently with the Negro farmers, looking after their regular work, but at the same time making a special effort to quiet the people down, urging them to put away their guns and calling their attention to the fact that they are badly mislead [sic] by these communistic representatives." Duncan includes includes a Communist flier distributed to the farmers, urging them to "Organize and start the fight against starvation now!"1931 July1931-07Duncan, L. N. (Luther Noble), 1875-1947; Knapp, Bradford, 1870-1938; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; African Americans--Employment--Alabama; Alabama Cooperative Extension Service; Communism--Alabama; Communist Party of the United States of America; Governors--Alabama; Labor and laboring classes--Alabama; Labor movement--Alabama; Sharecroppers--Alabama; Camp Hill (Ala.); Tallapoosa County (Ala.)TextCorrespondence; Fliers (Printed matter)Alabama. Governor (1931-1935 : Miller)Alabama Governor (1931-1935 : Miller) administrative filesSG019952v9275Alabama 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/2167 |
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