1. The Scottsboro Trials
Bobo, Jirah, Yeiri, & Cloe

2. Background March 25, 1931 Alabama
Illegally riding the rails of a train
The nine boys got in a fight with white men
The boys were arrested for a minor charge
Two women were pressured by the deputies to cry gang rape
The women were said to not really be raped but testified against the black boys because they feared prosecution due to sexual encounters with white men

3. "The Scottsboro Boys"
Charlie Weems, Ozie Powell, Olen Montgomery, Willie Roberson, Haywood Patterson, Eugene Williams, & Andrew and Leroy Wright.
Leroy was the youngest at age13
Ages were 13-19
Victoria Price and Ruby Bates were the accusers
Orville Gilley and Dr. R. R. Bridges were the key witnesses

4. The Trial Stephan Roddy and Milo Moody represented the boys
Roddy was a drunk, Moody was 70
The boys were tried in groups of three
8/9 of the boys life sentenced
Mistrial for Leroy
January 5, 1932 Ruby Bates sent a letter to her boyfriend saying the rape never happened.
Soon after the letter was discovered the Court re-opens the case .

5. Punishment 8 out of the boys were sentenced to death
Leroy Wright, the youngest out of the group at age 13 was sentenced to life time imprisonment
After Ruby Bates one of the accusers came forward the boys were let go one by one
It took as long as 20 years until the last boy was released

6. The Uproar
The north was very upset with discrimination and started protests
Many movies and books were inspired on this event
This event brought attention to how barbarically blacks were treated

7. Scottsboro Video

9. Sources http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events_scotts.html