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The beginning
A white man steps on a black man's hand and they start a fight. At the next stop two women say that they were raped by all 9 men. -
Trials
They were all convicted and sentenced to death, people from the NAACP and ILD didn't like that so their defendants executions were pending. -
Powell v. Alabama
Defendants were denied their right to counsel, Alabama violated the Fourteenth Amendment. -
Haywood Patterson
His second trial begins, his judge is Judge James Horton, and his lawyer is Samuel Leibowitz. -
Ruby Bates
Ruby Bates shows up as a surprise witness after being gone for a while. She tells everyone that she didn't get raped and that her and Victoria were with their boyfriends the night before. -
Guilty
Haywood Patterson is found guilty and is senteced to death by electric chair. -
Judge Horton
He sets aside Haywood's execution and grants new trials for everyone. -
Second Trial
Haywood and Norris are sentenced to death and Roy and Eugene went to juvenile court. -
Norris v. Alabama
They were denied their rights to equal protection and the state went against the fourteenth amendment. -
Third Trial
Norris in senteced to death, Weems, Wright and Powell are senteced to many years in prison, charges against Montgomery, Roy, Williamson, and Roberson were dropped. -
Parole
Weems is released on parole. -
Wright and Norris
Norris and Wright were released on parole. -
Ozie Powell
Ozie Powell is let out on parole. -
Escapee
Haywood Patterson escapes from prison. -
Cancer
Haywood Patterson died of cancer. -
Roy Wright
Roy Wright dies. -
Clarence Norris
Clarence Norris dies.
