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July 12b = "Jury of Whites Will Try Negro" photocopies and original newspaper

 File — Box: 1 (Oversize), Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection documents newspaper media coverage of the Scottsboro Boys Trials, the retrials circa 1936 in Alabama of nine African American teenagers originally accused of raping two White women aboard a train in northern Alabama in 1931. It contains photocopies and original print pages of 1936 editions of the following newspapers: The Chattanooga Times, January 21, 1936 to January 23, 1936; The Birmingham Herald, January 21, 1936 to January 25, 1936; The New York Post, January 21, 1936 to January 24, 1936, The New York Times, January 21, 1936 to January 24, 1936; and The Huntsville Times, January 26, 1936. The collection also contains photocopies and original print clippings from miscellaneous newspapers, July 10, 1936 to July 14, 1936, and two print guides titled, “The Scottsboro Boys Trial HIstoric Route” from the Scottsboro Boys Museum in Scottsboro, Alabama.

Dates

  • Creation: 1936-01-21 - 1936-07-14

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Linear foot (1 box (oversize))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
M. Louis Salmon Library
301 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville, AL 35899 Alabama 35899 United States of America
256-824-6526