Anonymous letter from Oakland, California, to the Governor of Alabama.
An anonymous letter sent to Governor Miller. This letter suggests that African Americans should have never come to the United States, but that the people of Alabama could "wipem all out in a few days." Whether the sender truly believes they are guilty is unclear based on his insistence tha...
| Format: | Electronic |
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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/6066 |
| Summary: | An anonymous letter sent to Governor Miller. This letter suggests that African Americans should have never come to the United States, but that the people of Alabama could "wipem all out in a few days." Whether the sender truly believes they are guilty is unclear based on his insistence that the Scottsboro Boys be given a new trial so that they could be "framed up" on a more difficult charge than rape. |
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