8 items found
Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Subject contains "Police shootings"
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Correspondence between Mary McLeod Bethune and Governor LeRoy Collins, 1955

Correspondence between Mary McLeod Bethune and Governor LeRoy Collins, 1955

Date
1955
Description
Correspondence between Mary McLeod Bethune and Governor LeRoy Collins regarding the sentencing of Walter Irvin.
Collection
Florida Supreme Court Case File: Irvin v. Chapman, 1954

Florida Supreme Court Case File: Irvin v. Chapman, 1954

Date
1954
Description
Case file for Groveland victim Walter Lee Irvin's lawsuit against L.F. Chapman, superintendent of Florida State Prison.
Collection
Groveland U.S.A. Booklet, 1949

Groveland U.S.A. Booklet, 1949

Date
1949-10
Description
A booklet describing the events of the Groveland case and asking people to donate money to help pay for the legal defense of the accused men.
Collection
Letter from J.J. Elliott to Governor Fuller Warren, 1951

Letter from J.J. Elliott to Governor Fuller Warren, 1951

Date
1951-11-21
Description
A letter from J.J. Elliot, special investigator, to Governor Fuller Warren summarizing his investigation into the shooting of Samuel Shepard and Walter Irvin.
Collection
Stop This Murder! N.A.A.C.P. Pamphlet, 1951

Stop This Murder! N.A.A.C.P. Pamphlet, 1951

Date
1951-08
Description
A pamphlet requesting donations for the N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense and Educational Fund so N.A.A.C.P. lawyers can defend Walter Irvin and Samuel Shepherd in a new trial.
Collection
Telegram from Harry T. Moore to Governor Fuller Warren, 1951

Telegram from Harry T. Moore to Governor Fuller Warren, 1951

Date
1951-11-11
Description
A telegram from NAACP Florida State Conference Field Secretary Harry T. Moore to Governor Fuller Warren making requests regarding the Groveland investigation and the safety of Walter Irvin.
Collection
Telegram from Thurgood Marshall and Alex Akerman to Governor Fuller Warren, 1951

Telegram from Thurgood Marshall and Alex Akerman to Governor Fuller Warren, 1951

Date
1951-11-11
Description
A telegram from Thurgood Marshall and Alex Akerman to Governor Fuller Warren condemning the murder of Samuel Shepherd and attempted murder of Walter Irvin.
Collection
Telegram from Thurgood Marshall to Governor Fuller Warren, 1951

Telegram from Thurgood Marshall to Governor Fuller Warren, 1951

Date
1951-11-30
Description
A telegram from Thurgood Marshall to Governor Fuller Warren requesting Walter Irvin not be transported to his upcoming hearing by Sheriff Willis McCall.
Collection
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
s776_b023_f01_23Correspondence between Mary McLeod Bethune and Governor LeRoy Collins, 1955TextGroveland Four Trial (Groveland, Florida : 1949-1952)
Groveland (Fla.)--Race relations
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--Florida--Groveland
African Americans--Civil rights
African American civil rights workers--Florida
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--Florida
Police shootings
/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s776_b023_f01_23.jpg
s49_b2446_case25436_01Florida Supreme Court Case File: Irvin v. Chapman, 1954TextGroveland Four Trial (Groveland, Florida : 1949-1952)
Trials (Rape)
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--Florida--Groveland
African Americans--Civil rights
Police shootings
/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s49_b2446_case25436_01.jpg
s235_b053_f09_x06Groveland U.S.A. Booklet, 1949TextGroveland Four Trial (Groveland, Florida : 1949-1952)
Groveland (Fla.)--Race relations
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--Florida--Groveland
African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--Florida
Police shootings
/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s235_b053_f09_x06.jpg
s235_b053_f09_x04Letter from J.J. Elliott to Governor Fuller Warren, 1951TextGroveland Four Trial (Groveland, Florida : 1949-1952)
Groveland (Fla.)--Race relations
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--Florida--Groveland
African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--Florida
Police shootings
/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s235_b053_f09_x04.jpg
s235_b053_f09_x05Stop This Murder! N.A.A.C.P. Pamphlet, 1951TextGroveland Four Trial (Groveland, Florida : 1949-1952)
Groveland (Fla.)--Race relations
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--Florida--Groveland
African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--Florida
Police shootings
/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s235_b053_f09_x05.jpg
s235_b053_f09_x01Telegram from Harry T. Moore to Governor Fuller Warren, 1951TextGroveland Four Trial (Groveland, Florida : 1949-1952)
Groveland (Fla.)--Race relations
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--Florida--Groveland
African Americans--Civil rights
African American civil rights workers--Florida
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--Florida
Police shootings
/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s235_b053_f09_x01.jpg
s235_b053_f09_x02Telegram from Thurgood Marshall and Alex Akerman to Governor Fuller Warren, 1951TextGroveland Four Trial (Groveland, Florida : 1949-1952)
Groveland (Fla.)--Race relations
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--Florida--Groveland
African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--Florida
Police shootings
/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s235_b053_f09_x02.jpg
s235_b053_f09_x03Telegram from Thurgood Marshall to Governor Fuller Warren, 1951TextGroveland Four Trial (Groveland, Florida : 1949-1952)
Groveland (Fla.)--Race relations
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--Florida--Groveland
African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--Florida
Police shootings
/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s235_b053_f09_x03.jpg