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The Fight begins!
PictureThe Fight Begins The fight begins on a train between the 9 scottsboro boys and the white people on the train, because a white man steps on Haywood Pattersons hand. They are accused and taken to jail. -
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Scottsboro Boys Trial
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Inviction
A Jury indicts all nine of the scottsboro boys. -
Trial
Trial: all nine of the scottsboro boys are tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. -
Executions
executions:The executions of the defendants are pushed back until the Alabama court allows it. -
Court
courtThe United States Supreme court agrees to ear the case. -
Witness
witnessRubty Bates appears in court and confesses that they were not raped. -
Conviction
Patterson was convicted guilty and sententenced to 75 years in prison. -
Knight
Thomas Knight dies. -
Conviction
Andy Wright was convicted to 99 years in prison. -
Conviction
The trial of Charley Weems ends in conviction and a sentence of 75 years. -
Coviction
Ozie Powell pleads guilty to assaulting Blalock and is sentenced to 20 years and the rape charges are dropped. -
Charges Dropped!
Rape charges against Olen Montgomery, Willie Roberson, Eugene Williams, and Roy Wright, are dropped. -
Parole
Charlie Weems is released on parole. -
Parole
Ozie Powell is released on parole. -
Parole
Andy Wright is parolled. -
Patterson
Patterson dies of cancer. -
Wright
Roy Wright dies -
Norris
Clarence Norris the last Scottsboro Boy died. -
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