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Proceeding at Florida State Prison Regarding Inquiry into Alleged Assault of Lavone Goodman by Jesse James Payne, July 13, 1945

Proceeding at Florida State Prison Regarding Inquiry into Alleged Assault of Lavone Goodman by Jesse James Payne, July 13, 1945

Date
1945-06-13
Description
Inquiry and interview given by Assistant State Attorney O. O. Edwards to Jesse James Payne regarding the accusation that Jesse sexually assaulted five year old Lavone Goodman.
Collection
Report of the Grand Jury of Madison County into the Death of Jesse James Payne, October 31, 1945

Report of the Grand Jury of Madison County into the Death of Jesse James Payne, October 31, 1945

Date
1945-10-31
Description
Report given by the Grand Jury of Madison County on October 31, 1945, where they state that they were unable to determine who killed Jesse, the sheriff was not negligent in his duties, and requests that officials in Madison County continue in their investigation to try to find those responsible to the death of Jesse James Payne.
Collection
An Appeal made by Millard Caldwell Concerning a Libel Case, April 21, 1947

An Appeal made by Millard Caldwell Concerning a Libel Case, April 21, 1947

Date
1947-04-21
Description
An appeal to court made by Millard Caldwell, who is attempting to sue Crowell-Collier Publishing Company for libel. The company published an article entitled 'Two Governors on Race Problems," where they claim that Caldwell condoned the lynching of Jesse James Payne, and refused to acknowledge that it was a lynching at all. Caldwell claims he never condoned the murder of Jesse, and claims the article is an act of deliberate malicious intent.
Collection
Affidavit Describing Events Leading to Murder of Jesse James Payne, October, 29, 1945

Affidavit Describing Events Leading to Murder of Jesse James Payne, October, 29, 1945

Date
1955-10-29
Description
Affidavit in which the mother, wife, and sister of Jesse James Payne explain the events which lead up to Jesse's arrest and subsequent lynching. Includes Jesse's argument with his employer, D.L. Goodwin (Daniel Levy Goodman).
Collection
Copy of Letter from Governor Millard Caldwell to Dr. F. D. Patterson

Copy of Letter from Governor Millard Caldwell to Dr. F. D. Patterson

Date
1946-02-14
Description
Letter from Governor Millard Caldwell to the Department of Records and Research at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama requesting information about lynching, as well as the criteria for a lynching versus a murder.
Collection
Copy of Letter from Governor Millard Caldwell to Dr. F. D. Patterson Concerning Semantics of Lynching

Copy of Letter from Governor Millard Caldwell to Dr. F. D. Patterson Concerning Semantics of Lynching

Date
1946-03-18
Description
Copy of letter from Governor Millard Caldwell to Dr. Frederick Douglass Patterson, president of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, arguing the semantics on whether Jesse James Payne should legally be considered a lynch victim, as there is allegedly no solid proof that Payne was murdered by a mob.
Collection
Copy of Letter from Governor Millard Caldwell to Jessie P. Guzman Concerning the Semantics of Lynching

Copy of Letter from Governor Millard Caldwell to Jessie P. Guzman Concerning the Semantics of Lynching

Date
1946-03-06
Description
Copy of letter from Governor Millard Caldwell to Jesse P. Guzman of the Tuskegee Institute's department of Records and Research, arguing the semantics on whether Jesse James Payne should legally be considered a lynch victim, as there is allegedly no solid proof that Payne was murdered by a mob.
Collection
Copy of Letter from John Thomas Watson to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, October 23, 1945

Copy of Letter from John Thomas Watson to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, October 23, 1945

Date
1945-11-01
Description
Copy of letter from Attorney General John Thomas Watson giving a report on the Madison County proceedings for the lynching of Jesse James Payne. The report concludes that the sheriff was negligent in his duties and should be temporarily suspended, and that a new grand jury should be assembled.
Collection
Copy of Telegram Governor Millard Caldwell Sent to Judge R. H. Rowe Regarding Impanelling a Grand Jury to Investigate Lynching of Jesse James Payne, October 17, 1945

Copy of Telegram Governor Millard Caldwell Sent to Judge R. H. Rowe Regarding Impanelling a Grand Jury to Investigate Lynching of Jesse James Payne, October 17, 1945

Date
1945-10-17
Description
Copy of telegram sent to Judge R. H. Rowe from Governor Millard Caldwell requesting Rowe to impanel a Grand Jury in Madison County to investigate the death of Jesse James Payne and determine if the Sheriff was negligent in his duties.
Collection
Correspondence between Bernice E. Brile and Governor Millard Caldwell Concerning Lynching Case of Jesse James Payne, October, 1945

Correspondence between Bernice E. Brile and Governor Millard Caldwell Concerning Lynching Case of Jesse James Payne, October, 1945

Date
1945-10
Description
Letter from Bernice E. Brile of Fisk University inquiring about the case of Jesse James Payne and asking Governor Caldwell for details. Response from Governor Caldwell is included, where he explains the steps he has taken to attempt to bring Payne's murderers to justice.
Collection
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
s576_b048_f27_03Proceeding at Florida State Prison Regarding Inquiry into Alleged Assault of Lavone Goodman by Jesse James Payne, July 13, 1945TextCourts
Prisons
Lynching
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s576_b048_f27_04Report of the Grand Jury of Madison County into the Death of Jesse James Payne, October 31, 1945TextGrand jury
Lynching
Race discrimination
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s576_b048_f27_06An Appeal made by Millard Caldwell Concerning a Libel Case, April 21, 1947TextLibel and slander
Race relations
Politics and government
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s576_b048_f27_02Affidavit Describing Events Leading to Murder of Jesse James Payne, October, 29, 1945TextLynching
Civil rights
Affidavits
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s576_b048_f27_046Copy of Letter from Governor Millard Caldwell to Dr. F. D. PattersonTextLynching
Politics and government
Race relations
Civil rights
Race discrimination
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s576_b048_f27_113Copy of Letter from Governor Millard Caldwell to Dr. F. D. Patterson Concerning Semantics of LynchingTextLynching
Politics and government
Race relations
Civil rights
Race discrimination
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s576_b048_f27_114Copy of Letter from Governor Millard Caldwell to Jessie P. Guzman Concerning the Semantics of LynchingTextLynching
Politics and government
Race relations
Civil rights
Race discrimination
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s576_b048_f27_130Copy of Letter from John Thomas Watson to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, October 23, 1945TextLynching
Murder--Investigation
Race relations
Politics and government
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s576_b048_f27_061Copy of Telegram Governor Millard Caldwell Sent to Judge R. H. Rowe Regarding Impanelling a Grand Jury to Investigate Lynching of Jesse James Payne, October 17, 1945TextLynching
Politics and government
Race relations
Civil rights
Race discrimination
Grand jury
Criminal procedure
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s576_b048_f27_085Correspondence between Bernice E. Brile and Governor Millard Caldwell Concerning Lynching Case of Jesse James Payne, October, 1945TextLynching
Politics and government
Race relations
Civil rights
Race discrimination
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