The scottsboro trial was a trial about 9 negro youths being falsely accused of raping two white women on the Southern Railroad. there is a movie about it called "Heavens Fall".
The Scottsboro trial happened in Alabama in 1931. Nine African American boys were charged with rape. The trials for all of the boys took almost 6 years. All of the boys proclaimed to be innocent and had alibis to prove they did not do it, but that did not matter. It was a very long six years.
His murder & trial were the start of the Civil Rights Movement
The Scottsboro boysBecause rape was a big deal in the south at this time so they did not know of how this would go to this organization.
The Scottsboro Trials were the court trials of several African American boys charged with sexual assault. There were many aspects of the trial that were considered unfair. The trials took place in 1931, which was not a time of racial equality. The African American boys had an all-white jury, as a result. There is some evidence that the boys were falsely accused, which led to death sentences for them. During that decade and beyond, many African American individuals were targeted. This is one example.
because it teaches lessons in todays world on how to do things.
the scottsboro trial has lasted for about 45 years.
marked the stirring of civil rights movement and established important rights for criminal defendants.
The scottsboro trial was a trial about 9 negro youths being falsely accused of raping two white women on the Southern Railroad. there is a movie about it called "Heavens Fall".
Samuel Leibowitz
blacks not minding their business
1931
There were 3 trials in all. 1st trial - went to the Alabama Supreme Court and then the USA Supreme Court 2nd trial - went straight to the USA Supreme Court 3rd trial - final trial with results
The Scottsboro Boys are famous due to a scandalous trial that accused the boys of a crime. Now due to their skin color the boys were given an unfair trial and wrongfully found guilty.
It parallels the Scottsboro trials...
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Scottsboro, also, almost every trial black people have ever been in.