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Learn about the events and outcomes of the Scottsboro Boys case, a series of trials and appeals involving nine African-American men accused of raping two white women on a train in 1931. The case sparked controversy over racial justice, due process, and the death penalty.
March 30: A grand jury indicts all nine "Scottsboro Boys." April 6-7: Before Judge A. E. Hawkins, Clarence Norris and Charlie Weems are tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. April 7-8:...
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Feb 22, 2018 · Updated: August 30, 2022 | Original: February 22, 2018. The Scottsboro Boys were nine Black teenagers falsely accused of raping two white women aboard a train near Scottsboro, Alabama, in 1931.
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Scottsboro boys are nearly lynched by crowd of over 100 gathered around Scottsboro's jail. March 30, 1931: Grand jury indicts the nine Scottsboro boys for rape. April 6, 1931: Trials begin in Scottboro before Judge A. E. Hawkins. April 7-9,1931
Mar 24, 2021 · Only four of the young African American men knew each other prior to the incident on the freight train, but as the trials drew increasing regional and national attention they became known as the Scottsboro Boys. On April 9, 1931, eight of the nine young men were convicted and sentenced to death.
The Scottsboro Boys were nine African-American male teenagers accused of raping two white women in 1931. The landmark set of legal cases from this incident dealt with racism and the right to a fair trial. The cases included a lynch mob before the suspects had been indicted, all-white juries, rushed trials, and disruptive mobs.
May 3, 2024 · “Scottsboro Boys” Location: Alabama. Scottsboro. United States. Key People: Arthur Garfield Hays. Scottsboro case, major U.S. civil rights controversy of the 1930s surrounding the prosecution in Scottsboro, Alabama, of nine Black youths falsely accused of raping two white women.
