Gallup 8

When Governor Andrew Seligman declared martial law in late August 1933 and Adjutant General Oswald Wood proclaimed “inflammatory language” illegal, NMU organizer Martha Roberts (center standing) read editorials from New Mexico newspapers condemning martial law. “These aren’t my words,” she told the crowd. “They can arrest the Albuquerque Journal if they want.” Courtesy of the Palace of the Governors Photo Archive (NMHM/DCA), Neg. No. HP.2024.26.0031.