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Citation
Linder, Douglas O. "Scottboro Boys." Scottboro Boys. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2014. "The Scottsboro Boys Trials: A Chronology." The Scottsboro Boys Trials: A Chronology. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014. -
Fights and Arrest
On a train was a group of black and white boys. The group of boys got into a fight, and some of the whites got pushed off the train. When they were pushed off, they reported that there was an assult on the train. The train was stopped and the boys were charged of assault. They were also accused of rape by Ruby Bates and Victoria Price. Citation:
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_acct.html
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Almost lynched
Around the Scottsboro jail where the black boys were held a large crowd gathered. The people almost lynched the boys. However, the National Guard came out to protect the boys. Citation: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_acct.html
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Trails For the Boys
The boys were trailed by Judge A. E. Hawkings. Representing the boys were Milo Moody and Stephen Roddy. Both of these men were not the best at doing their job. Eight of the boys were sentenced to death, Roy Wright (who is 12) had a mistrial. Citation: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_acct.html
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The Supreme Court
On January 1932, the Supreme looked over the case and voted 6 - 1. This said that eight of the nine boys would be sentenced to death. However, in November, in the case of Powell vs. Alabama, they ruled that Alamba denied the 14th Amendment. This means there would have to be more trials. Citation:
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_acct.html
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Scared Little Mice, Caught in a Trap.
In the Kilby prision, the boys watched an inmate be dragged to his death. They heard the death of the man, and were more terrified than ever. As time went on, the boys were sent to the Decatur jail, a very disgusting jail "unfit for whites." Citation:
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Lies by Ruby
Ruby Bates was on the women who reported that she was raped. However, in a letter to Earl Streetman, she denies that she was raped. It was merely a cover-up story. Citation:
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A Second Trial
This was the date of the second trail of Haywood Patterson. It was in Decatur, and was before Judge James Horton. On April 9th however, the Jury made their decison. That was that Haywood would be sent to death by electric chair. Ruby Bates testimony was not even considered, even though she said that the boys had not layed a hand on them. -
Victoria Price Called to the Stand.
Victoria was a prostitute, on a bus with a couple of white males. When she was exaimned, there was semen found in her. In her cases she had said she had "poor memory" to her advantage. However, defense witnesses all worked together to call her wrong. In the boys testimonies, there was a lot of proof against Victoria's testimony. Citation:
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_acct.html
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Lester Carver, Wonderful Witness
Lester was a man Price had denied knowing. He had said that he met Price, Bates, and Jack Tiller (Prices' boyfriend.) The four of them made love in the train, Bates to Carver and Price to Tiller. Citation:
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Judge James Horton.
Judge Horton set aside Patterson's conviction. This was because he was convinced that Victoria Price was lying in her testimony. There was a lot of inconsistencies, and as a general rule when people lie, their story is often inconsistent. Horton decides to put aside the convictions. http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_acct.html
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Judge William Callahan.
Judge Callahan wanted to do something, and that was to get the Scottsboro boys off of the Media. He did whatever he could to get to a point. He ignored Leibowitz, cut off all defense inquiry into Price's life, ect. In the end, both Haywood and Norris are convicted of rape. The Alabama Supreme court affirms these convictions as well. Citation:
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_acct.html
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An Overturn
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ONLY 75 Years?
Patterson's fourth trial started in January. Still, he was convicted with rape. However, instead of being being given the death sentence he was convicted to 75 years in jail. Citation:
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A Heavy Heart
There was a secret discussion between Leibowitz and Knight about a compirmise. Knight wanted to end the cases, as they were draining Alabama negatively. To stop it, he gave an offer of dropping three of the cases and sending the others to jail for a max of 10 years. Leibowitz had to agree, as it was either guilty or not. So with a heavy heart, he agreed to the comprimise. Citation: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_acct.html -
Despite A Compromise.
Despite the compromise between the two, there was still heavy punishment for four of the boys. Clarence Norris is sentenced to death, Andy Wright is senenced to 99 years in prision, Charlie Weems 75 years, Ozzie Powell 20 years. Citation: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_acct.html
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Set Free!
After 6 years in jail, four of the boys were set free. These boys were Willie Roberson, Roy Wright, Eugene Williams, and Olen Montgomery. In the end, they were escorted to the Tennessee border. Citation: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_acct.html
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A Pardon at Stake
Govenor Bibb Graves had to interview the boys before he would pardon them. However, things went the worst ways. Patterson held a knife to the interview. Powell refused to say anything to the man. Norris had a death threat on Patterson, as they been having conflicts. In the end, Graves left office without pardoning the boys. Citation: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_acct.html
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Books of the Legacy
After all the boys have been parlored out of Alabama, Patterson was able to escape prision. Together, him and Norris decided to write about their lives. Patterson published "Scottsboro Boy" in 1950, and then went on to be arrested. Norris then published his own book "The Last of the Scottsboro Boys." In the end, Norris died on January 23, 1989. http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_acct.html
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