Jim Crow On Trial: The History and Legacy of the Notorious Case of the Scottsboro Boys by Charles River Editors

Author:Charles River Editors
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Published: 2015-09-30T00:00:00+00:00

Even before the trial began, Leibowitz was aware of the problems being caused by some of the Northern “instigators” who had come South in the hopes of stirring up trouble. On April 3, 1933, the New York Times reported that “visitors from New York had left town along with several others who came here in the capacity of ‘observer’ in the trial of a case which the International Labor Defense and its Communist affiliates have been used as propaganda for organization work among the Negroes. It was understood that the exodus was ordered by Mr. Leibowitz as a condition of his continuing as trial counsel. Explaining his attitude, Mr. Leibowitz said: ‘I am not interested in the affairs of the Republican party, the Democratic party, the Socialist party, the Communist party or any other group in the conduct of this case. I am interested solely in saving these innocent boys from the electric chair, and I will do my best to see that their case is not endangered by propaganda or agitation from any quarter. I have ordered the irresponsibles away and they must stay away.’”

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