Letter from Negro Businessmen's League in Corona, New York to Governor Miller in Montgomery Alabama.
A letter from the Negro Businessmen's League signed by "Dr. George G. Mehlen" representing 1,161 members. The letter protests the 1933 verdicts from Judge Callahan's court and declares the Scottsboro defendants' innocence. It claims the NBL is raising funds to protect them f...
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Alabama documents Letter from Negro Businessmen's League in Corona, New York to Governor Miller 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; Negro Businessmen's League (Corona, N.Y.); Patterson, Haywood, b. 1912 |
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A letter from the Negro Businessmen's League signed by "Dr. George G. Mehlen" representing 1,161 members. The letter protests the 1933 verdicts from Judge Callahan's court and declares the Scottsboro defendants' innocence. It claims the NBL is raising funds to protect them from the Alabama courts and government. The letter ends: "We are also trying to organize to the extent to lynch one of you whenever a Negro is lynched as you have lynched us for over 250 years." This organization may be affiliated with the National Negro Business League. |
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Q0000063296 - Q0000063299Q63296 - Q63299Letter from Negro Businessmen's League in Corona, New York to Governor Miller in Montgomery Alabama.A letter from the Negro Businessmen's League signed by "Dr. George G. Mehlen" representing 1,161 members. The letter protests the 1933 verdicts from Judge Callahan's court and declares the Scottsboro defendants' innocence. It claims the NBL is raising funds to protect them from the Alabama courts and government. The letter ends: "We are also trying to organize to the extent to lynch one of you whenever a Negro is lynched as you have lynched us for over 250 years." This organization may be affiliated with the National Negro Business League.1933 December 41933-12-041930-1939Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Imprisonment--Alabama; Miller, Benjamin Meek, 1864-1944; Negro Businessmen's League (Corona, N.Y.); Patterson, Haywood, b. 1912TextCorrespondenceAlabama. GovernorScottsboro Case appeals to the GovernorSG004241V3775Alabama 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/6189 |
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