"Judge J. A. Hawkins Undaunted By Threatening Telegrams From International Labor Defense."
This article discusses a message sent by the International Labor Defense, demanding the release of the recently convicted "Scottsboro Boys." The nine young men were falsely charged with the "criminal assault" of two white women on a train, and eight of the defendants were sentenc...
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This article discusses a message sent by the International Labor Defense, demanding the release of the recently convicted "Scottsboro Boys." The nine young men were falsely charged with the "criminal assault" of two white women on a train, and eight of the defendants were sentenced to death. The article argues that this punishment "was no more than was coming to them" and praises Judge Hawkins "for his courage and for the...fair manner in which he proceeded to the trials of these culprits." |
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Q0000024944Q24944"Judge J. A. Hawkins Undaunted By Threatening Telegrams From International Labor Defense."This article discusses a message sent by the International Labor Defense, demanding the release of the recently convicted "Scottsboro Boys." The nine young men were falsely charged with the "criminal assault" of two white women on a train, and eight of the defendants were sentenced to death. The article argues that this punishment "was no more than was coming to them" and praises Judge Hawkins "for his courage and for the...fair manner in which he proceeded to the trials of these culprits."1931 April 131931-04-131930-1939Hawkins, A. E.; Maurer, George; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Judges--Alabama; Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931TextNewspapersThe Huntsville Daily Times45.0573v1233Alabama 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.240 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/3426 |
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