Box 1

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Holds photocopied articles mostly from the Charleston Chronicle, documenting the legal case; with one article linking the murder of Smith's attorney, George A. Payton to it.

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Contains letters pertaining to the legal case; with letters from People United to Live and Let-Live (PULL-L), public defender Edmund Robinson, Charleston Branch of the NAACP, John T. Williams, uncle of George A. Payton, and plea letters to Charlayne Hunter, of the New York Times, and others.

Scope and Contents Holds letters regarding the legal case, with a report on its status; letters to and from Amnesty International, various branches of the NAACP; and letters from Childs to Marjorie C. Amos, Charles Morgan, Jr., Sister Margaret of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Henry Steele Commager, and others requesting permission to use their names as supporters of a Robert Lee Smith Defense Fund. With Commager's positive reply, a list of other possible supporters to include a fact sheet and letters from...

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Contains handwritten letters regarding the legal case, with an undated plea (circa 1984?) by Childs, for granting parole for Smith.

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Notes Smith expressing his gratitude to Childs, referring to his studies, life in prison, and hope for release.

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Holds letters from John T. Williams regarding the murder of his nephew, George A. Payton, and an unrelated magazine article.