Scotsboro Boys project

Hunstville,Alabama Riot

Mar 25, 1931

CitationOn March 25th a gigantic riot breaks out over the 9 scotsboro boys arrest. The 9 boys were charged with criminal assualt on a women.

The Train

Mar 25, 1931

citationThe 2 Girls Ruby Bates and Vicoria Price claim that they boarded the train and that they were talking to 7 boys when a gang of 12-15 African Americans came and attacked them.

Jail

Apr 6, 1931

CitationOn this day they were all thrown into a county jail awaiting their trial.

Death Sentences

Apr 10, 1931

citation8 of the 9 Scotsboro Boys (SB) are charged with Death Sentences, protest their charges.

First Trial

Dec 27, 1931

citationThey are entering their first trial and are found guilty by the jury.

Rubie Bates does what?!

Jan 5, 1932

She denies ever being raped the Boys in a letter sent to her boyfriend.
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Found Guilty

Mar 24, 1932

The boys are found guilty 6-1 by the jury.

Re-trial

May 27, 1932

citationU.S Supreme Court accepts the hearing of the Scottsboro Boys re-trial

Begin the retrial

Mar 27, 1933

On this date they begin the retrial for the boys the judges name was James Horton.

Ruby Bates to the Rescue

Apr 6, 1933

CitationRuby Bates decidese to be a suprise defendent of the Boys claiming she was never raped by them.

Electric Chair

Apr 9, 1933

citationPatterson the oldest of the bots is sentenced to death by electric chair by Judge Horton.

Re-Election

Jun 12, 1934

Judge Horton re-ran for Judge and was not re elected.

A Compromise?

Jan 23, 1936

Instead of recieving death by electric chair Patterson is sentenced to 75 years this was a compromise between the foreman and the jury.

A little bit Better

Jul 12, 1937

citationThings begin to change although Patterson's, Wright's, Weems are confronted with convictions, Powell's rape charges are dropped (although he is still facing 20 years over assualt) and the other 4 boys Roberson, Montgomery, Williams, And Wright are no longer being charged.

The Escape

Jul 1, 1948

In July Patterson succesfully escapes from the prison he was held in. He was Eventually found by the FBI but was not sent back to Alabama.

Patterson is Charged With Murder

Dec 1, 1950

Patterson is charged with murder after getting in a bar fight and killing someone. He is sentenced to 6-15 years in jail.

Patterson Dead

Aug 1, 1952

Patterson is killed by cancer. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/
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Wright is dead

Aug 1, 1959

Sometime in August of 1959 Roy Wright dies.

Last Boy is Dead

Jan 23, 1989

The last of the boys Clarence Norris Dies.