Letter from Gudmundur Grimson in Chicago, Illinois, to William E. Fort in Birmingham, Alabama.
In the letter Grimson discusses efforts to abolish the convict leasing system in Alabama. He suggests that the state use the Florida campaign as a template to follow, noting the criticism Alabama would receive "if anything should happen while they permitted this leasing system to exist." A...
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Alabama documents Fort, William E. (William Edwards), 1875-1942; Grimson, Gudmundur, 1878-1965; Convict labor--Alabama; Convict labor--Florida; Prison reformers--Alabama; Prison reformers--Florida; Prisoners--Alabama; Prisoners--Florida |
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In the letter Grimson discusses efforts to abolish the convict leasing system in Alabama. He suggests that the state use the Florida campaign as a template to follow, noting the criticism Alabama would receive "if anything should happen while they permitted this leasing system to exist." At the time the letter was written, Grimson was serving as state attorney for Cavalier County, North Dakota; in 1922 he had investigated the death of Martin Tabert, a North Dakota Citizen who was by killed by flogging in a Florida forced-labor camp. |
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Q0000015047 - Q0000015048Q15047 - Q15048Letter from Gudmundur Grimson in Chicago, Illinois, to William E. Fort in Birmingham, Alabama.In the letter Grimson discusses efforts to abolish the convict leasing system in Alabama. He suggests that the state use the Florida campaign as a template to follow, noting the criticism Alabama would receive "if anything should happen while they permitted this leasing system to exist." At the time the letter was written, Grimson was serving as state attorney for Cavalier County, North Dakota; in 1922 he had investigated the death of Martin Tabert, a North Dakota Citizen who was by killed by flogging in a Florida forced-labor camp.1923 July 141923-07-141920-1929Fort, William E. (William Edwards), 1875-1942; Grimson, Gudmundur, 1878-1965; Convict labor--Alabama; Convict labor--Florida; Prison reformers--Alabama; Prison reformers--Florida; Prisoners--Alabama; Prisoners--FloridaTextCorrespondenceState Campaign Committee for the Abolishment of the Convict Contract System (Birmingham, Ala.)State Campaign Committee for the Abolishment of the Convict Contract System (Birmingham Ala.) recordsSPR380v8551Alabama 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/2597 |
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