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Los chicos de Scottsboro (en inglés, "Scottsboro Boys") fueron nueve adolescentes [1] afroamericanos acusados injustamente de violar a dos mujeres blancas en el estado de Alabama (Estados Unidos) en 1931, mientras viajaban en un tren de mercancías.
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 .
22 de feb. de 2018 · The Scottsboro Boys, nine Black teenagers accused of raping two white women on a train near Scottsboro, Alabama, in 1931, endured several lengthy court trials.
The case of the Scottsboro Boys provided an unforgettable window into the South’s brutal system of justice — and how it failed Black Americans. By Ellis Cose July 27, 2020
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.
These are the nine innocent boys who stood trial for rape in one of the most significant legal fights of the twentieth century.
1 de sept. de 2010 · Nine young black Alabama youths – ranging in age from 12 to 19 – were charged with raping two white women near the small town of Scottsboro, Alabama. Their trials began 12 days after the alleged crime and, despite ample evidence that they were innocent, eight of the nine were found guilty by all-white juries and sentenced to ...
