THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
SCOTTSBORO TRIALS
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They lied because they feared they would get fired from their job at the mill.
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They lied because the group of white men on the train asked them to.
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They lied because they didn’t want to get arrested for vagrancy.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Victoria Price testified that six raped her and six, Ruby Bates. Three of the ones who attacked Ruby got off before the train stopped at Paint Rock, Victoria said. She alleged that Charlie Weems was the leader and carried a pistol, but that Clarence Norris was the first one to attack her.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ruby Bates, in a move that blew up the case, then changed her testimony. Her motives for the dramatic change were apparently mixed. She was annoyed because the other witness, Victoria Price, had pushed her out of the limelight.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.