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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 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.
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 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. In 1931, the ACLU released its “Black Justice” report.
3 de may. de 2024 · 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. The nine, after nearly being lynched, were brought to trial in Scottsboro in April 1931, just three weeks after their arrests.
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.
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.
