Letter from Ruth Pointer in Hartford, Connecticut, to Governor B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.

Letter from Ruth Pointer in Hartford, Connecticut, to Governor B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.

A letter to the governor from a native Alabamian. She writes that she dislikes Alabama's motto, "Here We Rest," and that Alabama will not only "rest" but go backward if it allows the execution of the Scottsboro Boys. She offers that Alabama should change its motto to "L...

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Letter from Ruth Pointer in Hartford, Connecticut, to Governor 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; Pointer, Ruth
description A letter to the governor from a native Alabamian. She writes that she dislikes Alabama's motto, "Here We Rest," and that Alabama will not only "rest" but go backward if it allows the execution of the Scottsboro Boys. She offers that Alabama should change its motto to "Let's Go!" She was previously a child labor inspector for the State of Alabama and observed the difference in Alabama public opinion towards African American child labor versus white child labor.
spelling Q0000063259Q63259Letter from Ruth Pointer in Hartford, Connecticut, to Governor B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.A letter to the governor from a native Alabamian. She writes that she dislikes Alabama's motto, "Here We Rest," and that Alabama will not only "rest" but go backward if it allows the execution of the Scottsboro Boys. She offers that Alabama should change its motto to "Let's Go!" She was previously a child labor inspector for the State of Alabama and observed the difference in Alabama public opinion towards African American child labor versus white child labor.1933 July 251933-07-251930-1939Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Pointer, RuthTextCorrespondenceAlabama. GovernorScottsboro Case appeals to the GovernorSG004239V3775Alabama 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/6167
title Letter from Ruth Pointer in Hartford, Connecticut, to Governor B. M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
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