Resolution from Cosmopolitan Club of New York University in New York, New York, to B.M. Miller, Governor, in Montgomery, Alabama.
A resolution from the Cosmopolitan Club of New York University after the 1933 Decatur trial with Judge Horton. Resolution demands a change of venue to Birmingham, the release of the Scottsboro Boys and protection for them and their attorneys from lynching, and Negro and white workers represented on...
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Alabama documents Resolution from Cosmopolitan Club of New York University in New York, New York, to B.M. Miller, Governor, 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; Cosmopolitan Club (New York University); Patterson, Haywood, b. 1912 |
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A resolution from the Cosmopolitan Club of New York University after the 1933 Decatur trial with Judge Horton. Resolution demands a change of venue to Birmingham, the release of the Scottsboro Boys and protection for them and their attorneys from lynching, and Negro and white workers represented on future juries. It specifically mentions Haywood Patterson and attributes the outcome of his March 1933 trial to "bigotry, racial hatred, and prejudice." It is one in a large group of protest resolutions in this period with similar demands. |
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Q0000063166 - Q0000063167Q63166 - Q63167Resolution from Cosmopolitan Club of New York University in New York, New York, to B.M. Miller, Governor, in Montgomery, Alabama.A resolution from the Cosmopolitan Club of New York University after the 1933 Decatur trial with Judge Horton. Resolution demands a change of venue to Birmingham, the release of the Scottsboro Boys and protection for them and their attorneys from lynching, and Negro and white workers represented on future juries. It specifically mentions Haywood Patterson and attributes the outcome of his March 1933 trial to "bigotry, racial hatred, and prejudice." It is one in a large group of protest resolutions in this period with similar demands.1933 April 151933-04-151930-1939Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Cosmopolitan Club (New York University); Patterson, Haywood, b. 1912TextResolutionsAlabama. 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/6126 |
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Resolution from Cosmopolitan Club of New York University in New York, New York, to B.M. Miller, Governor, in Montgomery, Alabama. |
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Resolution from Cosmopolitan Club of New York University in New York, New York, to B.M. Miller, Governor, in Montgomery, Alabama. |
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