"Negroes Riot in Gadsden to Protest Doom."
This article discusses the rioting in the Etowah County jail by eight of the "Scottsboro Boys," who had been convicted and given the death penalty: "When finally quieted and asked what was the matter, one of the negroes replied, 'We just don't like that death sentence.'...
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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/3424 |
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