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Scottsboro boys
Charles Weems(19), Clarence Norris(19), Andy Wright(19), Ozie Powell(16), Olen Montgomery(16), Eugene Williams(13), Willie ROberson(17), Roy Wright(12), and Haywood Patterson(18), are charged with the rape of a Caucasian female. -
Begining of the The case
9 African-American males board a train. A fight broke out with a group of caucasian males. when the train stopped, the males were arrested and charged with raping a white female. Info: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/29/arts/scottsboro-70-years-later-still-notorious-still-painful.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm picture: http://huntsville.about.com/od/daytrip1/ig/Scottsboro-Boys-Museum/Train-Scottsboro-Boys-Rode.htm -
The Trial begins
The trial begins in Scottsboro, Alabama. The judge of the trial is Judge A. E Hawkins Info:http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scottsboro/sb_chron.html picture: http://thamanjimmy.blogspot.com/2011/01/history-of-scottsboro-boys.html -
The boys are convicted
The boys are convicted a day after the trial begins. All the boys except Roy wright are convicted, and sentenced to death. -
Ruby Bates denies
Ruby bates, the supposed victom of the crime, denies being raped in a letter to Earl Streetman. Info: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scottsboro/sb_chron.html picture: http://azstarnet.com/more-work-ahead-in-alabama-for-scottsboro-boys-pardons/image_3f81cade-b52e-11e2-b88d-001a4bcf887a.html -
Supreme court
The supreme court agrees to Review the case -
Haywood patterson Trialed again
Haywood Patterson, one of the scottsboro boys, is trialed again. Info: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scottsboro/sb_chron.html picture: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scottsboro/sb_acct.html -
Haywood Patterson is sentenced to death
Haywood patterson, if found guilty, and is then sentenced to death by eletric chair picture:http://mayfieldfhs.wikispaces.com/7th-The+Scottsboro+Boys -
Haywood granted another trial
Judge Horton grants Haywood patterson a new trial -
Haywood and Clarence sentenced to death
Haywood Patterson and Clarence Norris are tried for rape, convicted, and sentenced to death. -
2 lawyers are charges with attempted bribe
Two lawyers are charged with attempting to bribe Victoria Price in order to change her testimony. http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scottsboro/sb_chron.html -
SUpreme court overturns convictions
The U.S. Supreme Court removes the convictions of Norris and Patterson because blacks werent alowwed in the jury of the trial picture: http://www.libertylawsite.org/2013/05/06/making-the-supreme-court-safe-for-democracy/ -
Haywood is convicted again
Haywood is covicted for the fourth time and is sentenced to 75 years in prison. -
Haywood conviction is overturned, again
Haywoods conviction is overturned by the alabama supreme court -
A couple of them Get released
all charges against Roy Wright, Eugene Williams, Olen Montgomery and Willie Roberson are dropped, and they are released from Jail. -
The results are in
Clarence Norris is convicted of rape and sentenced to death. Andy Wright is convicted and sentenced to 99 years in prison. Charlie Weems is convicted and sentenced to 75 years in prison. Ozzie Powell pleads guilty to a previous arrest of assualting a sheriff and is sentenced to 20 years. -
Clarence;'s sentence reduced
Clarence Norris's death sentence is reduced to life in prison by Governor Graves. -
Haywood dies
Haywood patterson dies of cancer less than a year after being convicted for manslaughter -
Clarence Norris dies
Clarence Norris, the last surviving Scottsboro boy, dies at age 76. picture : http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/peopleevents/p_norris.html
