Resolution from Unemployed Councils, Branch 1 in Rockford, Illinois, to Governor Miller in Alabama.
A form resolution signed by Unemployed Councils, Branch 1, identifying itself as a "Local Anti-Fascist Conference" on December 10, 1933. The resolution heeds the "call of the I.L.D." in protesting the "outrageous procedure and conduct of the Scottsboro trials." It expre...
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Alabama documents Resolution from Unemployed Councils, Branch 1 in Rockford, Illinois, to Governor Miller in 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; Unemployed Councils. Branch 1 (Rockford, Ill.); Armwood, George, 1911-1933 |
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A form resolution signed by Unemployed Councils, Branch 1, identifying itself as a "Local Anti-Fascist Conference" on December 10, 1933. The resolution heeds the "call of the I.L.D." in protesting the "outrageous procedure and conduct of the Scottsboro trials." It expresses solidarity with "black brothers," condemns the practice of lynching in the "Southland," and calls for the immediate release of the Scottsboro defendants. It also asks for punishment for the lynchers of George Armwood, lynched in Princess Anne, Maryland, on October 18, 1933. Copies have been sent to Judge Callahan, Governor Miller, and President Roosevelt. |
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Q0000063287 - Q0000063288Q63287 - Q63288Resolution from Unemployed Councils, Branch 1 in Rockford, Illinois, to Governor Miller in Alabama.A form resolution signed by Unemployed Councils, Branch 1, identifying itself as a "Local Anti-Fascist Conference" on December 10, 1933. The resolution heeds the "call of the I.L.D." in protesting the "outrageous procedure and conduct of the Scottsboro trials." It expresses solidarity with "black brothers," condemns the practice of lynching in the "Southland," and calls for the immediate release of the Scottsboro defendants. It also asks for punishment for the lynchers of George Armwood, lynched in Princess Anne, Maryland, on October 18, 1933. Copies have been sent to Judge Callahan, Governor Miller, and President Roosevelt.1933 December 131933-12-131930-1939Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Unemployed Councils. Branch 1 (Rockford, Ill.); Armwood, George, 1911-1933TextResolutionsAlabama. GovernorScottsboro Case appeals to the GovernorSG004240V3775Alabama 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/6179 |
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