Scottsboro Boys

The case of the Scottsboro Boys arose in Alabama during the 1930s, when nine black teenagers, none older than nineteen, were accused of raping two white women on a train. After a trial which is now regarded as one of the travesties of the American justice system, the defendants were sentenced to death, despite the fact that one of the women later denied being raped. The convictions were overturned on appeal, and all of the defendants were eventually acquitted, paroled, or pardoned, some after serving years in prison.

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Alabama - 1930s - Raping - American - Parole - Pardon - Prison

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