THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
SCOTTSBORO TRIALS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Their lawyers quit before the trial
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The public had already made up their mind that the boys were guilty
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The two girls had proof that the boys assaulted them
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They were actually acquitted of all charges
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Detailed explanation-1: -The case marked the first stirrings of the civil rights movement and led to two landmark Supreme Court rulings that established important rights for criminal defendants. Nine young black Alabama youths – ranging in age from 12 to 19 – were charged with raping two white women near the small town of Scottsboro, Alabama.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Scottsboro Boys were nine African American teenagers and young men, ages 13 to 20, accused in Alabama of raping two white women in 1931. The landmark set of legal cases from this incident dealt with racism and the right to a fair trial.
Detailed explanation-3: -On July 24, 1937, Alabama released four of the original nine defendants: Olen Montgomery, Roy Wright, Willie Roberson, and Eugene Williams. In a prepared statement, the prosecutor pronounced Roberson and Montgomery innocent.
Detailed explanation-4: -Guilty verdicts in the first trial were announced while the second trial was underway. The large crowd outside the courthouse let out a roar of approval that was clearly heard by the second jury inside. When the four trials were over, eight of the nine Scottsboro Boys had been convicted and sentenced to death.