Letter from a delegation of the Unemployed Councils of Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller and the state legislature.
In the letter the men describe the "widespread unemployment and great misery" affecting the citizens of the state, and they complain that the legislature is not discussing any programs to meet the needs of the poor ("All the so called economy measures are attempts to lower the living...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In the letter the men describe the "widespread unemployment and great misery" affecting the citizens of the state, and they complain that the legislature is not discussing any programs to meet the needs of the poor ("All the so called economy measures are attempts to lower the living standards of the people"). The delegation then gives a list of demands for unemployment relief, which include weekly pay, free utilities, open schools, and elimination of the poll tax; they stress that there be "No discrimination against Negroes in all of these demands." |
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