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 documents Letter from Viola Montgomery in Atlanta, Georgia, to "Ser" [Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama]. |
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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; Montgomery, Viola |
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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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Q0000063060 - Q0000063065Q63060 - Q63065Letter 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 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.1932 April 281932-04-281930-1939Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Montgomery, ViolaTextCorrespondenceAlabama. GovernorScottsboro Case appeals to the GovernorSG004237V3775Alabama 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/6091 |
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Letter from Viola Montgomery in Atlanta, Georgia, to "Ser" [Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama]. |
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Letter from Viola Montgomery in Atlanta, Georgia, to "Ser" [Governor Miller in Montgomery, Alabama]. |
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