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A Stopped Train
A posse stops the train with all nine negro boys onboard, All of the boys are accused of rape by Ruby Bates and Victoria Price and arrested. -
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Arrest to Verdict
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Lynch Mob
A Lynch mob of over 100 people attempts the lynch the boys in the Scottsboro Jail. -
First Verdict
Eight of the nine boys are tried and convicted to death, while the other boy's trial results in a mistrial. -
Support From Outside
The NAACP fights inorder to be able to represent and defend the Scottsboro Boys in court. -
Help Abandons
NAACP leave the boys to defend themselves. -
New Evidence
In a letter Ruby Bates denies that she was ever raped by any of the boys. -
Higher Power
The United States Supreme Court reviews the case. -
Strong Lawyer
Samuel S. Leibowitz, a strong lawyer, defends the Scottsboro Boys. This is arranged by the ILD. -
First Death
Hayward Patterson is convicted guilty and senteced to death by electric chair. -
March for the Scottsborro Boys
Thousands of people march on Washington to protest the trials in Alabama. -
Lawyers Convicted
Two lawyers are accused with trying to bribe Victoria Price to say she was not raped. -
Defense Commitee
The Scottsboro Defense Commitee is brought together. -
Continuous Conviction
Hayward Patterson is convicted for the fourth time with raped and given 75 years of jail time. -
Second Death
Ozzie Powell, one of the boys, was shot in the head by a sheriff for attacking another sheriff. -
Future Ahead
In the road ahead most of the boys are paroled or sentenced to jail time, but none of their lifes will ever be the same.