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Arrest
Scottsboro boys are arrested on charges of assault. Rape charges are added against all nine boys after accusations are made by Victoria Price and Ruby Bates. -
Grand Jury
Grand jury indicts the boys for rape. -
Punishment
Clarence Norris, Charlie Weems, Haywood Patterson, Olen Montgomery, Ozie Powell, Willie Roberson, Eugene Williams, and Andy Wright are tried and convicted, and sentenced to death but Roy Wright ends in a mistrial when some jurors hold out for a death sentence. -
Denies
Ruby Bates, rape victim, denies that she was raped in a letter to Earl Streetman. -
Review the Case
The Alabam Supreme Court announces that they will review the case. -
A New Lawyer Attained
Samuel S. Leibowitz, a New York lawyer, is retained to defend the Scottsboro boys. -
Patterson Guilty
After Haywood Patterson's second trial, he was found guilty by jury and sentenced to death by electric chair. -
People Protesting Around the Nation
Many people around the nation started protesting the Alabama trials. -
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Patterson and Norris Trial
Patterson and Norris are tried for rape, convicted, and sentenced to death. -
Supreme Court Reviews Convictions
After the Supreme Court reviewed the most recent Scottsboro convictions, they overturn the convictions of Norris and Patterson because African Americans were not able to sit on the juries during their trials. -
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. -
Reduction in Norris' Sentence
Clarence Norris' death sentence is reduced to life in prison by Governor Graves. -
Pardon Board
Alabama Pardon Board declines to Pardon Patterson and Powell. -
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Paroles
After Governor Graves interviews the Scottsboro Boys, he denies all pardon applications and Charlie Weems, Norris and Andy Wright, and Ozzie Powell are put on parole. -
Patterson
Patterson is convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 6 to 15 years. He dies of cancer less than a year later. -
"Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys"
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. -
The End of the Scottsboro Boys
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signs legislation officially pardoning and exonerating all nine Scottsboro Boys.
