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- Letter from William E. Fort in Birmingham, Alabama, to the chairmen of the Statewide Campaign Committee for the Abolishment of the Convict Contract System.
- 1923-07-21
- In the letter Fort discusses the adoption of the Long resolution in the state legislature, which directed that "no legislation regarding the convict lease system be considered during the present session." Fort believes that "the powers that be in...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from William E. Fort of the Statewide Campaign Committee for the Abolishment of the Convict Contract System in Birmingham, Alabama, to the members of the Alabama Legislature.
- 1923-09-10
- In the letter Fort states that members of the committee "are not sentimentalist," nor are they "influenced by union labor." Rather, their sole interest is the "welfare of our State" and the belief that "convicts should be treated sensibly and...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from Gudmundur Grimson in Chicago, Illinois, to William E. Fort in Birmingham, Alabama.
- 1923-07-14
- In the letter Grimson discusses efforts to abolish the convict leasing system in Alabama. He suggests that the state use the Florida campaign as a template to follow, noting the criticism Alabama would receive "if anything should happen while they...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from Mary T. Jeffries in Birmingham, Alabama, to William E. Fort.
- 1923-06-28
- Jeffries was president of the Alabama Woman's Christian Temperance Union. In the letter she mentions that the W.C.T.U. has been an opponent of convict leasing since Julia Tutwiler "brought the abuses of the system to the attention of our...
- 2009-09-30
- "Who Is the State of Alabama?"
- 1923
- Leaflet issued by the Statewide Campaign Committee for the Abolishment of the Convict Contract System, explaining why the campaign has failed thus far: "No successful effort was made to develop a comprehensive system of employing convicts then...
- 2009-09-30

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