Letter from Anne Pierce in New York City, to Honorable B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.

Letter from Anne Pierce in New York City, to Honorable B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.

Letter from a Southern woman living in New York to Governor Miller. Anne Pierce argues that, whether the Scottsboro Boys are guilty, their treatment in jail is "a relic of medieval torture quite indefensible." She writes that handling the youth in this manner does not help prevent future c...

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Letter from Anne Pierce in New York City, to Honorable B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
fulltopic Alabama documents
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944
description Letter from a Southern woman living in New York to Governor Miller. Anne Pierce argues that, whether the Scottsboro Boys are guilty, their treatment in jail is "a relic of medieval torture quite indefensible." She writes that handling the youth in this manner does not help prevent future crimes, but just meets violence with violence.
spelling Q0000063041Q63041Letter from Anne Pierce in New York City, to Honorable B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.Letter from a Southern woman living in New York to Governor Miller. Anne Pierce argues that, whether the Scottsboro Boys are guilty, their treatment in jail is "a relic of medieval torture quite indefensible." She writes that handling the youth in this manner does not help prevent future crimes, but just meets violence with violence.1931 November 101931-11-101930-1939Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944TextCorrespondenceAlabama. 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/6093
title Letter from Anne Pierce in New York City, to Honorable B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
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