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Event 1
On This Day Nine African American American Were Visiting Memphis Tennesee Looking for Labor . -
Period: to
Scottsburo Boys Trial
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Event 2
The nine African American Tennagers broke in a fight because they were accused of raping two white women & was beat badly by many . -
Event 4 ( April - December 1931 )
The NAACP & ILD work together to try to fight for the right to defend the scottsboro boys . -
Event 3
The Trial of the nine scottboro boys begins . ( Judge A.E Hawins ) . -
Event 5
The NAACP leaves the cause . . . but then Ruby Bates writes a letter to Mr. Streetman Denying that she was ever raped by the scottsboro boys . -
Event 6
The Court Annonces that they will review the scottsbor case . -
Event 7
On a vote 7-2 the court reversess the boys in Powell v.s. Alambama ( A US court decsion where the defendent must be given a lawyer ) . But alabama did not follow the P.v. A did not acquintance the scottsboro boys as in the 14th admenent . -
Event 8
One Of The nine scottsboro boys was found guilty ( Haywood Patterson ) & was sentenced to death by Eletric Chair -
Event 9
Thoundands of People went on a march for justice in the Alabam Trials . -
Event 10
Judge Horton Then releases The Eletric Chair consequence& Start a new trial . -
Event 11
The 1931 Scottsboro Case is tooken out of the hands of Judge Horton & The Two lawyers were charged w/ ateempting to bribr Victoria Price ( One of the vicumis of "Rape" ) into changing her testimony . -
Event 12
The Scottsboro Defense group is organized . -
Event 13
Governor Graves Interview The Scottsboro Boys . -
Event 14
Patterson is convicted on Manslaughter & sentenced to 6-15 years . A month Later he dies of Cancer . -
Event 15
Clearance Norris , The last living of the nine scottsboro boys dies at 76 . -
Last Event
Alabama Govenor SIgns The Legislation officaly ( pardoning & wrodng doing all nine of Scottsbor Boys -
Cite Qoutation
Cite : All Cite Information was found on . :
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_chron.html &
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/29/arts/scottsboro-70-years-later-still-notorious-still-painful.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
