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THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

SCOTTSBORO TRIALS

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Which of the following presents a proper summary of paragraph 9?Even though they had new hope for freedom now, the retrial process was slow and contentious, despite overwhelming evidence of the boys’ innocence. One of the strongest pieces of evidence came from an accuser herself. In early 1932, a letter surfaced from one of the accusers, Ruby Bates. In it, she admitted that her rape claim was a sham:“[It] is a lie about those negroes jassing me ____ Those negroes did not touch me or those white boys.” She blamed the Scottsboro police for coercing her into the original accusation. She further admitted, “I know it was wrong to let those Negroes die on account of me.”
A
The evidence was strong enough to overturn the jury’s decision to execute the young boys.
B
Although the evidence was present, the young boys still remained in jail and were eventually executed.
C
There was more than enough appropriate evidence to grant the boys freedom, especially the reverse statement from one of the girls accusing the boys of rape.
D
The young girl admitted that she lied about the boys raping her, but she and the sheriff agreed that she should remain quiet about the truth.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Which statement best identifies the main idea or central idea of the text “The Scottsboro Boys?” The Scottsboro Boys’ trials were an unfortunate mistake made in U.S. history that have since been apologized for.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Alabama, the Supreme Court overturned the Scottsboro convictions by a vote of 7 to 2. The majority opinion determined that the defendants were denied a fair trial due to ineffective counsel who had no time to prepare, resulting in a violation of the due process clause in the Fourteenth Amendment.

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