THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
SCOTTSBORO TRIALS
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Detailed explanation-1: -The case of the Scottsboro Boys, which lasted more than 80 years, helped to spur the Civil Rights Movement. The perseverance of the Scottsboro Boys and the attorneys and community leaders who supported their case helped to inspire several prominent activists and organizers.
Detailed explanation-2: -The case of nine young African American men accused of the rape of two white women in the town of Scottsboro, Alabama, in 1931, was a milestone in the emergence of a national civil rights movement.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Scottsboro Boys endured 16 trials, two United States Court reversals, as many as four series of death sentences, and prison terms ranging from 6 to nearly 17 years.
Detailed explanation-4: -The First Scottsboro Trials (April, 1931)