Scottsboro

The Scottsboro Boys

By OliviaH21

  • The beginning

    The beginning
    Seven white men, nine negro boys and two white women are on a southern frieght train heading for Scottsboro.Suddenly a fight breaks out between the white men and negro boys. The negros overwhelm the white men and throw them off of the train.
    Photo:McBride, Earnest. "Scottsboro Boys." Scottsboro Boys. N.p., 2006. Web. 30 Sept. 2014.
    Text: "Scottsboro Timeline." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2014.

  • Scottsboro Boys Arrested

    Scottsboro Boys Arrested
    Police are disbatched and stop the train. When stopped two white women get off the train by the names of Ruby Bates (17) and Victoria Price (21) proclaiming that they have been raped. Police arrest the boys and bring them in for trial.
    Photo: "Prison Culture » The Scottsboro Boys, Roy Wright & Juvenile Life Without Parole." Prison Culture RSS. WordPress,
    11 Jan. 2011. Web. 01 Oct. 2014
    Text: "The First Scottsboro Trials." The First Scottsboro Trials. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2014.

  • First day of trials

    First day of trials
    The first trial in the Scottsboro trials starts.
    Photo:"History." Scottsboro Boys Musem & Cultural Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
    Text: 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

  • First Trial Decision

    First Trial Decision
    After the first round of trials eight of the nine boys are sentanced to death. The nineth being Roy Wright which has a mistrial.
    Photo: "Morgan C Picture." Pin Morgan C on Pinterest. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
    Text: "History." Scottsboro Boys Musem & Cultural Center. Scottsboro Boys Musem and Culture Center, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.

  • Ruby Bates admits

    Ruby Bates admits
    Ruby bates sends a letter in denying being raped by the Scottsboro Boys. Sadly this does not effect the trial really at all.
    Photo: "Ruby Bates." The Big Story. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
    Text: "Scottsboro Timeline." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2014.

  • Pattersons review

    Pattersons review
    After the decision to review the case in 1932 Haywood Patterson is sentanced to the eletric chair.
    Photo: "People & Events: Haywood Patterson, 1913 - 1952." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
    Text: 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

  • Noris' review

    Noris' review
    After review by the court Clarence Norris once again is given the death sentance.
    Photo: "People & Events: Clarence Norris, 1912 - 1989." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
    Text: "History." Scottsboro Boys Musem & Cultural Center. Scottsboro Boys Musem and Culture Center, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.

  • Patterson's 2nd review

    Patterson's 2nd review
    Patterson is once again trialed and this time instead of the death penalty is sentanced to 75 years in prison. After which he said "I'd rather die than spend another day in jail for something I didn't do."
    Photo: "People & Events: Haywood Patterson, 1913 - 1952." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
    Text: 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

  • Ozzie shot

    Ozzie shot
    While attacking an officer Ozzie Powell, Scottsboro Boy is shot in the head by a different officer.
    Photo: "Scottsboro Boys." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 19 Sept. 2014. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
    Text: "Scottsboro Timeline." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2014.

  • more reviews

    more reviews
    After even more reviews Clarence Noris is sentanced to death, Andy Wright is sentanced to 99 years in prison, Charlie Weems is sentanced to 75 years in prison and Ozzie Powel is sentanced to 20 years in prison.
    Photo: "AmaiLove: Remembering The Scottsboro Boys." AmaiLove: Remembering The Scottsboro Boys. N.p., 14 Sept.
    2009. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
    Text: "The Scottsboro Boys Trials: A Chronology." The Scottsboro Boys Trials: A Chrono

  • 4 boys released

    4 boys released
    Roy Wright, Eugene Williams, Olen Montgomery and Willie Roberson are finaly released from prison.
    Photo: Washington, Jesse, and Bob Johnson. "Will the Scottsboro Boys Get a Posthumous Pardon?" The Christian Science Monitor. The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2013. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
    Text: "The Scottsboro Boys Trials: A Chronology." The Scottsboro Boys Trials: A Chrono

  • Interviews with the Governer

    Interviews with the Governer
    The Governer interviews the Scottsborro boys.
    Photo:"My Urban Thoughts." : April 2013. N.p., 22 Apr. 2013. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
    Text:"The Scottsboro Boys Trials: A Chronology." The Scottsboro Boys Trials: A Chrono

  • Patterson escapes

    Patterson escapes
    After years of being locked up in prison during the month of July, there is not an exact date, Haywood Patterson miraculously manages to escape from prison.
    Photo: "People & Events: Haywood Patterson, 1913 - 1952." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
    Text: "The Scottsboro Boys Trials: A Chronology." The Scottsboro Boys Trials: A Chrono

  • Patterson charged yet again

    Patterson charged yet again
    Two years after his escape from jail, Haywood Patterson is involved in a fight which results in the death of another man. He is charged with murder.
    Photo:"Scottsboro Boys." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 19 Sept. 2014. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
    Text:"Scottsboro Timeline." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2014.

  • The end of the Scottsboro Boys

    The end of the Scottsboro Boys
    After 58 years, Norris the last survivng Scottsboro Boys and the only Scottsboro Boy able to have a stable life without anymore crimes dies at 76.
    Photo:"People & Events: Clarence Norris, 1912 - 1989." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
    Text:"The First Scottsboro Trials." The First Scottsboro Trials. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2014.