Scottsboro boys trial and sentence records, 1932-1938.

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Scottsboro boys trial and sentence records, 1932-1938.

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The Dept. of Archives and History is charged with the function of preserving the state of Alabama's culture. One of the activities used to accomplish this function is documenting historical or significant events that occur in the state. This series is an artificial collection of documents generated by various state agencies regarding the "Scottsboro Boys case." In 1931 nine African-American men were accused of raping two white women on a train that was stopped in Jackson Co., Ala. The records are from the state Board of Administration and the state Attorney General's office. The series includes three sets of records. One is a trial transcript of the testimony given on 1933 Mar. 31 in the Circuit Court of Morgan Co., Decatur, Ala., before Judge James E. Horton. Defendant Haywood Patterson was represented by Samuel S. Leibowitz, George W. Chamlee, and Joseph R. Brodsky. Prosecuting attornies were Attorney General Thomas E. Knight, Assistant Attorney General Thomas Seay Lawson, Wade Wright, and H. G. Bailey. Witnesses for the state were: Victoria Price, Dr. R. R. Bridges, W. H. Hill, Tom Rouseau, Lee Adams, Ory Dobbins, Arthur Woodall, Dr. Cary Walker, Dr. J. H. Hamil, and Vertus Frost. The defense called: R. S. Turner, Dallas Ramsey, Norris Payne, Beatrice Maddox, G. W. Chamlee, Willie Roberson, Olen Montgomery, Ozie Powell, Andy Wright, Eugene Williams, Haywood Patterson, Percy Ricks, Dr. Edward E. Reisman, Lester Carter, E. L. Lewis, May Jones, and Ruby Bates. The second item in the series is the Brief of Respondent filed on 1932 Sept. 24 by Attorney General Knight and Assistant Attorney General Lawson before the U.S. Supreme Court in response to the appeal for a retrial by the nine convicted men. The final set of records is the Board of Administration's reports on the sentences of Ozie Powell, Charlie Weems, Andy Wright, Clarence Norris, and Haywood Patterson. These forms, dated 1938 Nov. 1, provide information on the dates of prison terms and remarks on the individuals' behavior in prison.

.5 cubic ft. (1 archives box).

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Alabama. Dept of Archives and History.

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This finding aid to the ADAH flag collection was created by the Special Collections staff at ADAH in 1992. From the description of Civil War period flags photograph collection, 1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122543223 Authorities: Statute no. 476, Feb. 27, 1901, Acts of 1900. Alabama Government Manual, 1982. Alabama Historical Records Advisory Board. Assessing Alabama's Archives. 1985. 1975 Alabama Code, 41-6...

Alabama. State Board of Administration.

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Sources: Acts of Alabama. In 1919 the Legislature abolished the State Board of Inspectors of Convicts and transferred the powers and authority of that body to the State Board of Control and Economy (SBCE). Likewise the duties of State Prison Inspector were placed under the jurisdiction of the SBCE. The duties of the President of the Board of Inspectors of Convicts were exercised by the state Warden General, appointed by the governor for a four-year term and s...

Weems, Charlie, b. 1911.

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Horton, James E.

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Turner, R. S. (Robert Spilman)

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Rouseau, Tom.

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Wright, Andy, b,1912.

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Bridges, R. R.

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Frost, Vertus.

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office

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Authorities: 1901 Alabama Constitution, Art. V, Sec. 112, 114-115, 117-118, 127, 129, 132, 136-137; Art. VII, Sec. 173; Amendment III; Amendment 282. Alabama Code, Sec. 12-3-32; 16-24-30, 23-1-5 to 23-1-6; 36-15-1 to 36-15-21. Acts 1933, No. 177, p. 189 (Extra Session). Acts 1935, No. 509, p. 1096. Acts 1959, No. 542, p. 1318. Acts 1969, No. 740, p. 1315. Alabama Government Manual, 1982. ...

Reisman, Edward E.

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Walker, Caryn Faure

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Morris, Clarence, 1903-....

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Leibowitz, Samuel S., 1893-1978

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Samuel Simon Leibowitz earned his B.A. and his LL.B. from Cornell University (LL.B. 1915). As a lawyer, he defended, and ultimately exonerated, the Scottsboro Boys. He later became a judge on the New York Supreme Court, where he remained until mandatory retirement at age 76. From the description of Samuel Simon Leibowitz papers, 1939-1976. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64072341 ...

LEWIS, E. L.

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Roberson, Willie, b. 1913.

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Hill, W. Henry

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Powell, Ozie, b.1914?

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Maddox, Beatrice.

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Dobbins, Ory.

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Bailey, H. G.

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Hamil, J. H.

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Williams, Eugene E.

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Biographical note: Minister and history buff; Rev. Eugene Ellis Williams was born in Ohio and lived in Phoenix for 27 years prior to his death in 1946. From the description of Biographies of Arizona territorial governors, ca. 1934-1934. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 635533062 ...

Montgomery, Olen, b. 1914.

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Ricks, Percy.

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Price, Victoria S

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Knight, Thomas E. b.1868.

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Carter, Lester.

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Bates, Ruby, -1976

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Chamlee, George W.

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Brodsky, Joseph E.

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Patterson, Haywood, 1913 or 1914-

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Woodall, Arthur Joseph.

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Jones, May, 1884-1978

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Payne, Norris.

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Adams, Lee, 1924-

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Wright, Wade, 1933-2008

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Lawson, Thomas Seay, b.1906.

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Ramsey, Dallas.

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