THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
SCOTTSBORO TRIALS
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Question
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It caused them to question the truthfulness of all evidence.
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It led them to declare Patterson innocent.
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It made them accuse Bates of giving a false statement.
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It failed to convince them that Patterson was innocent.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did Ruby Bates’ confession influence the jury of Patterson’s trial? It caused them to question the truthfulness of all evidence.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ruby Bates, in a move that blew up the case, then changed her testimony. Her motives for the dramatic change were apparently mixed. She was annoyed because the other witness, Victoria Price, had pushed her out of the limelight.
Detailed explanation-3: -Victoria Price and Ruby Bates, two white women who were also riding the freight train, faced charges of vagrancy and illegal sexual activity. In order to avoid these charges, they falsely accused the Scottsboro Boys of rape.
Detailed explanation-4: -A: She was in the gondola where I was. Q You testified at Scottsboro that six negroes raped you and six negroes raped her, and one had a knife on your throat; what happened to her was exactly the same thing that happened to you. Who coached you to say that? A: She told it and I told it just like she told it.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Alabama Legislature passed a resolution recom-mending a posthumous pardon for all the defendants against whom charges were not dismissed. Legislators also passed a resolution declaring all nine Scottsboro Boys to be innocent.