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arrested
Scottsboro boys were arrested in Paint Rock, Alabama, with charges of assault and rape.
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Willie Stokes
Willie Stokes was executed. 1st of the 10 blacks that were executed in that prison. -
Protest in Washington
Thousands of people marched in Washington and protested the Alabama trials. This was 1 of many protests throughout the nation. -
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Haywood Patterson and Clarence Norris
Haywood Patterson and Clarence Norris were tried for rape and sentenced to death -
Scottsboro Defense Committee
Scottsboro defense committee was organized -
Ozzie Powell
Ozzie Powell was shot in the head by Sheriff Jay Sandlin -
Clarence Norris, Andy Wright, Charlie Weems, and Ozzie Powell
Clarence Norric was entenced to death. Andy Wright was sentenced to 99 years. Charlie Weems was sentenced to 75 years. Ozzie Powell was sentenced to 20 years. -
Clarence Norris
Clarence Norris's death sentence was changed to life in prison. -
Interview
The Scottsboro boys were interviewed by Governor Graves. -
Paroled
Clarence Norris and Andy Wright were paroled. -
Returned to Prison
Clarence Norris was returned to prison. -
Paroled again
Clarence Norris was paroled again and left Alabama. -
Patterson
Haywood Patterson escapes from prison. -
Pattersons barroom fight
Patterson was charged with murder after getting involved in a barroom fight and another man dying. -
Patterson dies
Patterson was sentenced to 6 to 15 years in prison, but died of cancer less than a year later. -
Last Scottsboro boy
Clarence Norris died at age 76. He was the last surviving Scottsboro boy.
Website used for information- http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_chron.html -
CITATIONS
All information from http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_chron.html
