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Association
of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching Papers
1930-1942
10.5 linear feet (8 reels - University
Microfilms International) Research use restricted
to microfilm only
NOTE: A paper copy
of the finding aid,
with container list,
is available at the
Atlanta University
Center Archives for
in-house consultation
and may be obtained
for a fee.
An interracial women's
organization based
in Atlanta, the Association
of Southern Women for
the Prevention of Lynching (ASWPL) was an outgrowth
of the Women's Committee of the Commission on
Interracial Cooperation (CIC). Under the leadership
of Mrs. Jessie Daniel Ames (who also served as
Director of the Women's Committee of the CIC
1929-1937), the ASWPL became an independent entity
in 1930. The ASWPL organized women in Southern
states to fight against lynching through petition
drives, letter-writing campaigns, conferences,
and educational meetings called "anti-lynching
institutes". The ASWPL sometimes organized
its supporters to investigate the events surrounding
a lynching. In some instances, they were able
to mobilize local opposition that was effective
in preventing lynchings. The ASWPL published
several pamphlets and publicized its campaign
through southern newspapers. Although proposed
federal anti-lynching legislation was never passed,
the number and frequency of lynchings declined
significantly by the early 1940s.
The ASWPL Papers include correspondence, news articles,
proposed legislation, statistical and eyewitness
reports, minutes, resolutions, memoranda, and petitions
documenting the activities of the ASWPL and other
efforts to bring an end to the atrocity of lynching.
Related collection:
Commission on Interracial Cooperation
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