The Scottsboro Boys

The Scottsboro Boys Trial was a huge case against nine African American men who between the ages 13-19 were accused for sexually assaulting two caucasian women on a train they were falsely and wrongly accused. This case started in 1931 on a train near Paint Rock, Alabama. Eight of the nine young men were convicted and sentenced to death the ninth was sentenced to life in prison. These young men should not have been mistreated while being held and tried without evidence based on their race and sentenced

both trials, which impacted the outcome. The Scottsboro Trial consisted of two white girls and a group of black youths. 21 year old Victoria Price and 17 year old Ruby Bates were on a train ride back to their hometown, Huntsville, with a group of seven white boys. A group of 12- 15 black youths were said to have joined the train and, later, a white boy, stepped on Haywood Patterson, a black male’s hand, and a brawl erupted which caused the white boys to be driven out. After this, the white girls

The trials of the Scottsboro Boys, one of the most important judicial cases of the 1930’s arose when nine African-American young men rode the train in Scottsboro, Alabama in search for work. Instead of finding job opportunities, they found themselves faced with death sentences after being wrongly accused of raping two white teenage girls. The case lasted approximately six years due to campaigns that claimed it dealt with racism and began to demand their right to a fair trial. Fiela’s Child, published

During the 1930s, much of the world's attention was riveted on the "Scottsboro Boys," nine black youths falsely charged with raping two white women in Alabama. This case, more than any other event in the South during the 1930s, revealed the barbarous treatment of blacks. But did the boy's get justice did the united states legal system change ? Although much has changed in the United States over the past 60 years, this country’s legal system has failed at providing justice for all people. The

have to see the whole staircase, just take the whole step,” Dr. King once said. During the 1960s, African Americans begin to stand up to the white people and have a voice like the March on Washington when MLK had his "I Have A Dream" speech. The Scottsboro Boys were nine African American teenagers that were falsely accused of raping two White American women on a train. Also the Black National Anthem that commemorate President Lincoln's action of freeing slaves. That all affected how literature reflects

was surging forward. Even with an abundance of evidence, the verdict was clouded by race and politics several times. With the evidence at hand, Norris must be innocent of rape. Admittedly, Norris is guilty of hoboing on the train ride through Scottsboro, however he is not guilty of the alleged rape of Bates and Price. Dr. Bridges, a trusted medical practitioner concluded that,“ At time of the examination, the girls were both calm, composed, and free of bleeding and vaginal damage. Moreover,

On March 25, 1931, nine African American boys boarded a freight train. This may seem like a very simple and innocent act, but unfortunately, this was not the case for The Scottsboro Boys. On the train ride, a fight broke out between the African American boys and white boys. The white boys lost and were thrown off the train. They reported the issue to the Sherriff who had the train stopped and everyone onboard was arrested. The boys were accused of brutal attacks which included battery and rape, upon

currently is undeniably more foolproof than it was before the 1900s. Even though the system has improved in numerous ways by laws and amendments such as the 6th amendment in 1791, but history repeats itself. The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and the Scottsboro Boys Trials are embodiments of this saying, they may have happened 240 years apart but have many things in common. Some things these trials have in common are insufficient evidence, unfair chances, and long term effects on the victims and community

Mockingbird, but it is also the story of nine young men in Scottsboro, Alabama who lived through To Kill a Mockingbird’s tragic racial prejudice. In Maycomb and Scottsboro, the trials put many ethical and societal norms into question. The trials were affected by the racial prejudice that the lawyers of the defense tried to question. In one of

prevalent in the deep South, two white women emerged with false accusations of rape. 1.0: An all-white male jury convicted all nine men and sentenced eight of the innocent to death within two weeks. This miscarriage of justice became known as the Scottsboro Trials. 3: Nearly thirty years later, with America still divided on the issue of race relations, Nelle Harper Lee published her novel To Kill a