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The Scottsboro Boys: A Landmark Case of Racial Injustice in America

The Scottsboro Boys case, initiated in 1931, involved nine African American teenagers accused of raping two white girls in Alabama. Following a train fight between groups of whites and blacks, authorities arrested the boys, leading to trials marked by racial discrimination, as no black jurors served. Despite a lack of evidence and recantations from one accuser, the boys were convicted. Ultimately, all were pardoned, though tragic outcomes followed. This case highlights the deep-seated racial injustices in the American legal system.

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The Scottsboro Boys: A Landmark Case of Racial Injustice in America

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  1. Scottsboro Trails

  2. Initial Incident • fight between a group of whites and blacks • The blacks forced the whites off the train • Whites get the train stopped • Authorities round up nine black youth • Two girls accuse the boys of rape

  3. The Scottsboro Boys Haywood Paterson- eighteen years old Charles Weems- nineteen years old Clarence Norris- eighteen years old Andy Wright- nineteen years old Ozie Powell- sixteen years old Olen Montgomery- seventeen years old Willie Roberson- seventeen years old Eugene Williams- Thirteen years old Roy Wright- thirteen years old

  4. The Accusers • Victoria Price a 21 year old female • Ruby Bates an 18 year old female • These two accused the nine boys of rape

  5. The First Trials 1931 • Four separate cases • All the boys were either sentenced to death or life in prison • No blacks had served on the jury • The case is appealed

  6. Later Trials • Ruby Bates denied being raped • The boys are continually convicted • Patterson and Norris are sentenced to death • Wright and Weems are sentenced to live in prison • Powell gets 20 years • The other four are pardoned

  7. End Results • By the end all of the boys ended up being pardoned • Most of the boys died soon after they were pardoned • Norris died at age 76 as the oldest Scottsboro boy

  8. Works Cited • http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scottsboro/scottsb.htm last accessed Nov. 17th 2011

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