From Scottsboro Comes the cry of Mothers for us to help

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A leaflet titled “From Scottsboro Comes the cry of Mothers for us to help”, published by the International Labor Defense and signed by the mothers of the “Scottsboro Boys”. The document is printed in black ink on a single sheet of light brown paper, folded to form four pages. The first page opens in the style of a letter, addressed “TO WORKERS AND FRIENDS EVERYWHERE” and signed “With confidence and trust in the working class,” followed by the signatures of the mothers: Josephine Powell, Lula B Jackson, Viola Montgomery, Janie Pattison, Mamie William, Lucille Wright, and Beatrice Maddox. The remaining three pages present a call to action that begins [SCOTTSBORO / ISSUED BY THE / INTERNATIONAL LABOR DEFENSE].

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