Letter from S. O. Rusby in Staten Island, New York, to Gov. B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.

Letter from S. O. Rusby in Staten Island, New York, to Gov. B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.

S. O. Rusby writes that it may have been better if "we had left them in Africa and have gone there to elevate them." He adds that it is everyone's responsibility "to make good citizens of these people." He also writes that the North is not guiltless of race issues and that j...

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Letter from S. O. Rusby in Staten Island, New York, to Gov. 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 S. O. Rusby writes that it may have been better if "we had left them in Africa and have gone there to elevate them." He adds that it is everyone's responsibility "to make good citizens of these people." He also writes that the North is not guiltless of race issues and that justice should be done for white and black. He asks no injustice be done to the Scottsboro Boys.
spelling Q0000063132 - Q0000063133Q63132 - Q63133Letter from S. O. Rusby in Staten Island, New York, to Gov. B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.S. O. Rusby writes that it may have been better if "we had left them in Africa and have gone there to elevate them." He adds that it is everyone's responsibility "to make good citizens of these people." He also writes that the North is not guiltless of race issues and that justice should be done for white and black. He asks no injustice be done to the Scottsboro Boys.1933 April 181933-04-181930-1939Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944TextCorrespondenceAlabama. GovernorScottsboro Case appeals to the GovernorSG004238V3775Alabama 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/6124
title Letter from S. O. Rusby in Staten Island, New York, to Gov. B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
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