The Scottsboro Trial

The Train

Mar 25, 1931

Nine African Americans were on a train with two white girls. The train was stopped at Paint Rock, and the women accused the African Americans of gang rape.
Information: Linder, Douglas O. "Scottboro Boys." Scottboro Boys. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2014. photo: http://www.ghostdepot.com/rg/mainline/marshall route/marshall.htm
N.p., n.d. Web.

Haywood Patterson

Apr 7, 1931

Hayywood Patterson is tried, and sentenced to death.
information:"Scottsboro Timeline." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
photo:http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/peopleevents/p_patterson.html
PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.

Sentencing

Apr 9, 1931

Eight of the African Americans were sentenced to death, but were taken by guards, who put them in jail.
information:
Mintz, S., & McNeil, S. (2013). Jail Head Asks Troops as Mob Seeks Negros. Digital History. Retrieved 10/2/14 from
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=1126
Photo: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scottsboro/scottsb.htm
Linder, Douglas O. "The Trials of The Scottsboro Boys." The Trials of The Scottsboro Boys. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2014.

African American Radicals

Jul 16, 1931

African American radicals had a meeeting, and threatened Governor Miller with violence unless he liberated the African Americans.
information:
Mintz, S., & McNeil, S. (2013). Jail Head Asks Troops as Mob Seeks Negros. Digital History. Retrieved 10/2/14 from
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=1126
photo:https://www.flickr.com/photos/washington_area_spark/8487558478/
"4,000 March in Washington to Free 'Scottsboro Boys' – 1933." Flickr. Yahoo!, n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2014.

Supreme Court

Nov 1, 1932

The Supreme Court overrode the Alabama decisions and granted new trials to all of the defendents.
information:
Slater, Darren. "Scottsboro Trials." Encyclopedia of Alabama. N.p., 6 Feb. 2008. Web. 1 Oct. 2014. Photo: http://www.freedomworks.org/content/supreme-court-decide-if-police-can-search-through-your-cell-phone-without-warrant "Supreme Court To Decide If Police Can Search Through Your Cell Phone Without a Warrant." FreedomWorks. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.

Haywood patterson

Mar 27, 1933

Haywood Patterson is tried again, but with a diffferent judge. Information: "Scottsboro Timeline." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
Photo: http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/boyle/patterson.htm
"Heywood Patterson." Heywood Patterson. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.

Patterson

Apr 9, 1933

Patterson is found guilty, and sentenced to death by electric chair.
information:
"Scottsboro Timeline." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
Photo: http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2013/nov/25/scottsboro-boys/
"The Scottsboro Boys." News. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.

Patterson

Jun 22, 1933

Patterson's cinviction is set aside, and he is granted a new trial. Information:"Scottsboro Timeline." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
Photo: http://www.africanafrican.com/negroartist/SCOTTSBORO%20BOYS1/
N.p., n.d. Web.

Juvenile Court

Nov 20, 1933

Roy Wright and Eugene Williams transfered to a juvenile court, while the other seven were in Judge William Callahan's court. information:
"Scottsboro Timeline." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
Photo: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/trialheroes/essayhorton.html
Linder, Douglas O. "Profile of Judge James Horton. Jr., Scottsboro Judge." Profile of Judge James Horton. Jr., Scottsboro Judge. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.

Andy Wright

Jul 20, 1937

Andy Wright's trial ends in conviction and sentence of 75 years. information:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/timeline/timeline2.html
PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2014.
Photo: http://ookaboo.com/o/pictures/topic/12477128/Scottsboro_Boys
"Scottsboro Boys." Ookaboo: Free Pictures of Everything on Earth. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2014.

Charley Weems

Jul 22, 1937

Charley Weems' trial ends in conviction and sentence of 75 years. information:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/timeline/timeline2.html
PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2014.
Photo: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/peopleevents/p_weems.html
PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2014.

Patterson's Appeal

Oct 26, 1937

The Supreme Court declines to hear Haywood Patterson's appeal. information:"Scottsboro Timeline." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
Photo:
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scottsboro/sb_acct.html
Linder, Douglas O. "Scottboro Boys." Scottboro Boys. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2014.

Haywood Patterson Escape

Jul 2, 1948

Haywood Patterson escapes from jail. information:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/timeline/timeline2.html
PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2014.
Photo: http://archive.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/070930/scottsboro.shtml
"Scottsboro Boys Record: Morgan Archivist Finds Book Listing Names of Potential Black Jurors for Famous Trial." Scottsboro Boys Record: Morgan Archivist Finds Book Listing Names of Potential Black Jurors for Famous Trial. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2014.

Manslaughter

Sep 2, 1951

Patterson was convicted of manslaughter and was sentenced to 6 to 15 years.
Information:"Scottsboro Timeline." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
Photo: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/peopleevents/p_patterson.html
PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.

Cancer

Aug 2, 1952

Haywood Patterson died of cancer. Information:"Scottsboro Timeline." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
Photo:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottsboro_Boys
"Scottsboro Boys." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 19 Sept. 2014. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.

Roy Wright

Aug 2, 1959

Roy Wright dies.
information:"Scottsboro Timeline." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
photo: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/peopleevents/p_lwright.html
PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2014.

Last Scottsboro Boy

Jan 23, 1989

The last Scottsboro Boy, Clarence Norris, dies.
information:"Scottsboro Timeline." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
photo: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/peopleevents/p_norris.html
PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.