Letter from Viola Montgomery in Atlanta, Georgia, to "Ser" [Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama].
A letter from the mother of one of the Scottsboro Boys, Olen Montgomery, to Governor Miller. Viola Montgomery writes to Governor Miller to plead with him for a retrial for her son, as she has prayed to God, raised money, and does not know what else to do in order to prevent his execution. She believ...
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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/6091 |
| Summary: | A letter from the mother of one of the Scottsboro Boys, Olen Montgomery, to Governor Miller. Viola Montgomery writes to Governor Miller to plead with him for a retrial for her son, as she has prayed to God, raised money, and does not know what else to do in order to prevent his execution. She believes that the Scottsboro Boys are guilty of no more than being hobos, and asks the governor to think about things from a mother's perspective. |
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