They Shall Not Die!: Stop the Legal Lynching!: The Story of Scottsboro in Pictures: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pamphlet printed on white paper in black ink with the words “They Shall Not Die! / Stop the Legal Lynching! / The Story of Scottsboro in Pictures” printed at the top. The image at center of the cover depicts a black man and a white man chopping down a tree labeled LYNCHING. The date, publisher and illustrator’s name are listed in the bottom left corner of the pamphlet.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1932
• Published by: Workers Library Publishers, Inc., American, founded 1930
• Written by: League of Struggle for Negro Rights, American, 1930 - 1935
• Illustrated by: Anton Refregier, Russian American, 1905 - 1979
• Type: pamphlets
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 7 9/16 x 4 15/16 in. (19.2 x 12.6 cm)
• Place printed: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Lynching
• Topic: Mass media
• Topic: Politics
• Object number: 2010.55.39
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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