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Scottsboro boys arrested
Boys taken by a posse in Paint Rock, Alabama. they were taken due to a fight that occured on a trian with a group of white men that the boy later threw of the train.Charged with assault and with accusations by Ruby Bates and Victora Price rape who were in the same trian car with the boys and white men -
Grand jury Indicts the boys
A grand jury in Scottsboro Alabama indicts the boys on unfair charges of rape and assaulst.
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Scottsboro Timeline." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014. -
Trials began
Trials for the boys start with Hawkins as the judge. The nine boys are being tried for the rape and assault. Acussed of rape by Ruby Bates and Victora Price. -
Execution
The first of ten boys are killed. His name was Willie Stokes. the execution frighted the rest of the convicted boys causing them nightmares and slepp losage -
NAACP withdraws from case
The NAACP withdraws from the scotts boro boys trial and stops supporting the boy legaly. Scottsboro Timeline." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014. -
Bates denies
Ruby Bates writes a letter to Earl Streetman stating that she was not raped by the 9 boys on the train. -
Supreme court agrees to take scootsboro case.
The justises of the U.S supreme court agree to hear and retry the case of the scottsboro boys. -
Supreme Court rules that....
The supreme curt rules that the defedants were denided there 14th admendment rights. -
Protesting Scottsboro trials
In Washington thousands march in protest of the Alabama trials -
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Sentenced to death
THe trials of Patterson and Norris both result in death sentences for the boys. -
Alabama supreme court denies new trials
The Alabama supreme court denies new trials for the Scottsboro boys. -
Bribery
Two lawyers try to bribe Victoria Price in order to change her testimony. -
Scottsboro defence
Scottsboros defence committie created. -
Sentencing for 3 of the 9 boys
Clarence Norris is charged with rape and sentenced to death. Andy Wright is charged and sentenced to 75 years. Ozzie Powell pleads guilty to assaulting the sheriff and is sentenced to 20 years. -
Justice
Alabamas governer pardons the boys -
Citations
"Scottsboro Timeline." PBS. PBS, 1 Jan. 1999. Web. 30 Sept. 2014 Smith, Dinitia. "Scottsboro 70 Years Later, Still Notorious, Still Painful." The New York Times. The New York Times, 28 Mar. 2001. Web. 01 Oct. 2014. Digital History." Digital History. New York Times, n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2014. "Verdict Is Announced in Scottsboro Case." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014. "The Trials of The Scottsboro Boys." The Trials of The Scottsboro Boys. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept.
