Letter from Mary T. Jeffries in Birmingham, Alabama, to William E. Fort.
Jeffries was president of the Alabama Woman's Christian Temperance Union. In the letter she mentions that the W.C.T.U. has been an opponent of convict leasing since Julia Tutwiler "brought the abuses of the system to the attention of our organization": "...at different times thro...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | Jeffries was president of the Alabama Woman's Christian Temperance Union. In the letter she mentions that the W.C.T.U. has been an opponent of convict leasing since Julia Tutwiler "brought the abuses of the system to the attention of our organization": "...at different times through the years the W.C.T.U. has agitated the subject with the view of creating public sentiment against the system." Jeffries praises the recent bill that calls for the abolishment of the convict contract system, and she describes the efforts of the W.C.T.U. to support its passage. |
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