Jury Service, 1926-1948

Sub-Group — Box: J.27

Scope and Contents

Jury service files are primarily a geographically arranged clipping file with coverage of jury discrimination cases and of African American people serving on juries Files include reporting on many successful conviction appeals due to jury discrimination. Jury Service - Maryland files also includes correspondence from a survey of Maryland county clerks made by Carl J. Murphy in 1932 following the Euel Lee case, a letter from a juror describing his experience serving on a jury in Prince George's County, MD in 1932. Jury Service - West Virginia includes a letter from a lawyer sharing reporting on a successful appeal in Bluefield, W.V. The Jury Bias Case files document an unsuccessful 1942 death penalty appeal in Maryland.

Dates

Creation: 1926-1948

Full Extent

36 folders

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arrangement of the General File series is alphabetical by subject, with document types and material from across the AFRO's regional offices interfiled. Subjects are primarily original description assigned by the creators of the collection over the history of its creation and use.

Terminology used in original folder titles evolved across many offices and generations of staff, resulting in similar collection content filed under varying terms. Researchers may benefit from searching a variety of related subjects and names.

Original Location

WY0506, GFK 002

Processing Information

Jury Service files have been processed using detailed processing procedures; dates and document types are included for all content, and files have been arranged and described in more detail, particularly files that contain document types other than clippings.