THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
SCOTTSBORO TRIALS
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granted the boys new trials after their rights were violated.
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upheld the convictions of the previous trials.
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declared the boys innocent of all the crimes they were accused of.
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lessened the punishment the boys would have to face.
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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: -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: -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 Supreme Court overturned the convictions on the basis that they did not have effective representation. Victoria Price and Ruby Bates, the alleged victims, had concocted the charges out of thin air. Bates eventually recanted her testimony.