geusc_swh_barker-0528-060 barker-0528-060 swh geusc yes Letter from Eleanor Copenhaver of the National Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners to Mary Barker, 28 September, 1932 Barker, Mary Cornelia, 1879-1963 National Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners Anderson, Eleanor Copenhaver, d. 1985 Race discrimination--Alabama--Scottsboro Trials (Rape)--Alabama--Scottsboro Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931 National Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners Discrimination in justice administration--Alabama--Scottsboro Barker, Mary Cornelia, 1879-1963 Anderson, Eleanor Copenhaver, d. 1985 In this letter, Copenhaver requests Mary Barker's written support for a petition against an allegedly unfair conviction of African-American men. Part of the Southern Women's History Website. See also the "Protest on Behalf of Southern Women". In 1931, nine African American young men, ranging in age from twelve to nineteen, were accused of raping two white women. All-white southern juries convicted the men and sentenced them to death. International attention to the false accusations eventually led to the all the men being freed. [Atlanta, Ga.] : Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University Emory University. Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library Online Manuscript Resources in Southern Womens' History Collection (Emory University. Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library) 2006 English Letters (correspondence) http://larson.library.emory.edu/marbl/DigProjects/swh/images/Barker%20528/0528-060.htm http://larson.library.emory.edu/marbl/DigProjects/swh/images/Barker%20528/0528-060.pdf text/html application/pdf Mary Cornelia Barker papers, Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University Online Manuscript Resources in Southern Womens' History 1932-09-28 New York (N.Y.) Scottsboro (Ala.) Jackson County (Ala.) Atlanta (Ga.) Fulton County (Ga.) Please contact the Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322 (marbl@emory.edu, 404-727-6887) for information about the copyright status and any restrictions on the use of images, texts, or audiovisual recordings. Requests for reproductions and requests to license the use of the materials on this website should also be directed to MARBL. 20110721 170601