Letter from David H. Pierce in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, to Governor B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
A letter from David H. Pierce, president of the Cleveland Branch of the N.A.A.C.P., to Governor Miller. Pierce writes that he has collected a large file on the Scottsboro case, and given all the information, does not believe the boys to be guilty. He insists that if the Scottsboro Boys are legally m...
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Alabama documents Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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A letter from David H. Pierce, president of the Cleveland Branch of the N.A.A.C.P., to Governor Miller. Pierce writes that he has collected a large file on the Scottsboro case, and given all the information, does not believe the boys to be guilty. He insists that if the Scottsboro Boys are legally murdered, they will be come martyrs, whom future historians will study. He also mentions to the governor that the state of Alabama cannot afford to be an international mockery, as the "civilized world" will not sit by. |
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Q0000063043Q63043Letter from David H. Pierce in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, to Governor B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.A letter from David H. Pierce, president of the Cleveland Branch of the N.A.A.C.P., to Governor Miller. Pierce writes that he has collected a large file on the Scottsboro case, and given all the information, does not believe the boys to be guilty. He insists that if the Scottsboro Boys are legally murdered, they will be come martyrs, whom future historians will study. He also mentions to the governor that the state of Alabama cannot afford to be an international mockery, as the "civilized world" will not sit by.1932 January 301932-01-301930-1939Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch (Cleveland, Ohio)TextCorrespondenceAlabama. GovernorScottsboro Case appeals to the GovernorSG004235V3775Alabama 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/6076 |
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