Scottsboro Boys

9 black boys: Accused Of Rape

Mar 25, 1931

9 Black boys got accused of rape in Aabama

Ruby Bates and Victoria Price

Mar 25, 1931

Ruby and Victoria claims that two black teenagers raped them while they were on a train. A doctor examined the women for evidence of rape and samples for semen.

The First and Second trial

Mar 25, 1931

When the first trial began they said that haywood paterson,the one that victoria claimed that raped her, was guilty. She also said that paterson shot a white women but when Ruby Bates came in as a suprise, she said the story was fake and that Victoria forced her to make up that story.

The Result of The 9 Sottsboro Boys

Apr 9, 1931

All of them was in jail for life except paterson.

Clarence Norris went into hiding

Mar 5, 1946

George Wallence

Mar 7, 1946

He was pardoned by George Wallence after he was found and wrote a book about his experences.

Clarence Norris

Mar 25, 1946

The trial went on for three days. the others was sent to jail for life except, Clarence Norris, that was sentenced to death

The Last defendent

Apr 10, 1989

Norris was the last survivung defendent and died in 1989.