(CIVIL RIGHTS) HERNDON ANGELO In the Supreme Court of the Un

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A LANDMARK CIVIL RIGHTS CASE (CIVIL RIGHTS.) HERNDON, ANGELO. In the Supreme Court of the United States, October Term, 1934. Angelo Herndon vs The State of Georgia. Motion for Leave to file a Brief of Amici Curiae in Support of Motion for Re-Hearing and Brief in Support Thereof. 14 pages. 8vo, original printed self-wrappers; covers slightly stained and discolored. Washington, 1934

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an early legal brief in the noted case of angelo herndon filed by Charles H. Houston on behalf of the NAACP together with Thurgood Marshall and others. Angelo Herndon (1913-1997) was the son of a coal miner. In 1930 he became involved with the "Unemployment Council," a group affiliated with the Communist Party. In 1932, Herndon traveled to Atlanta as a labor organizer. There he was arrested and convicted under a 19th-century statute prohibiting the assembly of more than three Negroes--originally aimed at preventing slave insurrections. A capital offense, Herndon now faced a death sentence. His cause, together with that of the Scottsboro Boys, became a rallying point for the civil rights movement of the 1930s. Like the Scottsboro Boys, his legal problems continued for years. In 1937, in a 5 to 4 Supreme Court decision, Herndon was finally cleared of all charges.