THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
SCOTTSBORO TRIALS
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Question
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How does the following quotation fit into a summary? “The oldest was 19, and the youngest only 13.”
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The quotation explains the necessary information to understand the role of the boys in the passage.
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The quotation determines the ages of the boys to express how relevant they are to the text.
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The quotation directly relates the young men to the women that were raped.
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The quotation is not necessary to the summary of the text.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Their trials began 12 days after the alleged crime and, despite ample evidence that they were innocent, eight of the nine were found guilty by all-white juries and sentenced to death in the electric chair.
Detailed explanation-2: -That drama revolved around nine Black youths charged with raping two white girls on a freight train in Alabama. The youths became known as the Scottsboro Boys, and the case became a window into the South’s unremittingly brutal system of justice.
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