The Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching

The Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching Papers, 1930-1942 document the efforts of an organization closely aligned with the Commission on Interracial Cooperation to alleviate lynchings, which were occurring with increasing frequency in the 1920s. Under the direction of Jessie Daniel Ames. The ASWPL’s purpose was “to put ourselves definitely on record as opposed to [lynching] in every form and under all circumstances.” Its pursuit of that goal is documented in these papers, which include correspondence, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, reports, newsletters, press releases, speeches and writings, resolutions, petitions, and questionnaires.