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Accused
A police force halts Southern Railroad train in Paint Rock, Alabama. Nine black teens, later coined "The Scottsboro Boys " are arrested on charges of assault. This was followed by an add on of Rape charges against all nine boys after accusations are made by the claimed victums Victoria Price and Ruby Bates. Source: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_chron.html -
Convicted
The Scottsboro boys, Clarence Norris, Charlie Weems, Haywood Patterson, Olen Montgomery, Ozie Powell, Willie Roberson, Eugene Williams, and Andy Wright are trialed and convicted, and later sentenced to death. The trial of the boys, Roy Wright ends in a mistrial when some jurors pause for a death sentence even though the prosecution asked for life imprisonment. Source: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_chron.html -
Clarence and Charlie
Infornt of Judge A. E. Hawkins, Clarence Norris, 19, and Charlie Weems, 20, are trialed, convicted, and sentenced to death. Source: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/timeline/index.html
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Haywood Trialed Alone
Haywood, 18, was trailed alone. The Jury concluded a guilty verdict within three hours of the trail and had sentenced Haywood to death. Source: http://www.scottsboromusicallondon.com/history/ -
Roy Wrights Mistrial
Roy Wright, 12, was the only one of the Scottsboro Boys who was not sentenced to death at the time of his arrest. His trial ended in a mistrial; eleven jurors believed the he should face the death penalty, with the twelfth holding out for life imprisonment. Source: http://www.scottsboromusicallondon.com/history/ -
Remaining Scottsboro Boys
The remaining Scottsboro Boys, Olen Montgomery, Ozie Powell, Willie Roberson, Eugene Williams, and Andy Wright are trialed, convicted, and all sentenced to death. During the third trial, it was revealed that Willie Roberson, 17, had a case of Syphilis and Gonorrhea so severely, that it would have been physically impossible for him to have raped.
ether girls. Source: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/timeline/index.html
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Execution Stalled
The Alabama Supreme Courts issed an indefinite halt of executions three days before the Scottsboro Boys were due to be executed Source: http://www.scottsboromusicallondon.com/history/ -
Ruby Bates denies rape
Ruby Bates wrote a letter to her boyfriend at this time, Earl Streetman, the letter consisted of a statement in which she denies ever being raped by the Scottsboro boys Source:
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Supreme Court Intervenes
The U. S. Supreme Court Intervenes by announcing that it will review over the Scottsboro cases. Source:
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Trials Postponed
The trials of eight out of nine Scottsboro Boys due to dangerously high and intense tension from the local community. Source: http://www.scottsboromusicallondon.com/history/ -
Washington Protest
In one of many protests around the nation, thousands had marched in Washington protesting upon the injustice of the Alabama Scottsboro Boys trials Source: http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/boyle/chronology.htm -
Cases Transferred
The Scottsboro Boys cases are removed from Judge Horton's original jurisdiction and transferred to a new Judge, William Callahan's court. Source: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_chron.html -
Haywood and Norris Convicted Again
Haywood Patterson and Clarence Norris are trialed once more for rape, both are yet again convicted of such and sentenced to death. Source: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_chron.html
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Supreme Court to Review
The U. S. Supreme Court agrees to review the most recent of The Scottsboro Boys convictions. Source: http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/boyle/chronology.htm -
Scottsboro Defense Committee
The Scottsboro Defense Committee is established and organized. Source: http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/boyle/chronology.htm -
Clarence Norris
Clarence Norris is convicted of sexual assault and rape, he is sentenced to death. Nearly a year later, his sentencing is reduced to life in prison. Source: http://www.scottsboromusicallondon.com/history/ -
Charlie Weems
Charlie Weems is convicted of rape and is sentenced to serve 105 years in prison -
Charges Are Dropped
After being in prison for almost four years, Willie Roberson, Olen Montgomery, Eugene Williams and Roy Wright had all their charges dropped and were released from prison. Source: http://www.scottsboromusicallondon.com/history/
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