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The Start of the End
9 black teenagers were traveling on a freight train headed for Memphis, looking for work. -
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Scottsboro Boys Timespan
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Convicted
The nine Scottsboro Boys were convicted for rape. -
Trials Begin
Trials begin in Scottboro before Judge A. E. Hawkins. -
Ruby Bates
Ruby Bates, in a letter to a Earl Streetman, denies that she was raped. -
Sam Leibowitz
Samuel S. Leibowitz, a New York lawyer, is retained by the ILD to defend the Scottsboro boys. -
Haywood Patterson Sentenced
Haywood Patterson is sentenced to death by electricution. -
Haywood Patterson's New Trial
Judge Horton sets aside Haywood Patterson's conviction and grants a new trial. -
Victoria Price is Bribed.
Two lawyers are charged with attempting to bribe Victoria Price in order to change her testimony. -
Haywood Patterson and Clearance Norris
Haywood Patterson and Clearance Norris are tried for rape another time and sentenced to death. -
Patterson Convicted AGAIN!
Haywood Patterson is convicted for rape, the fourth time, and is sentenced to 75 years in Alabama prison. -
Ozzie Powell Shot.
Ozzie Powell is shot in the head by Sheriff Jay Sandlin while attacking Deputy Sheriff Edgar Blalock. -
Convictions
Clarence Norris is convicted of rape and sentenced to death. Andy Wright is convicted and sentenced to 99 years for rape. Charlie Weems is convicted and sentenced to 75 years. Ozzie Powell pleads guilty to assaulting the sheriff and is sentenced to 20 years -
Charges Dropped
Roy Wright, Eugene Williams, Olen Montgomery and Willie Roberson were released after all charges were dropped against them. -
Victoria Price Sues NBC.
Victoria Price's suit against NBC for its movie "Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys," which she claimed defamed her and invaded her privacy, is dismissed. Price dies five years later. -
Clarence Norris Death.
Clarence Norris, the last surviving Scottsboro boy, dies at age 76.
