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WEBCity of Scottsboro in Alabama, a beautiful corner of Alabama where the mountains meet the lakes. Find out more about our city, its departments, and events.
Scottsboro Boys: Trial, Case, Harper Lee & Names - HISTORY
WEBFeb 22, 2018 · The Scottsboro Boys, nine Black teenagers accused of raping two white women on a train near Scottsboro, Alabama, in 1931, endured several lengthy court trials.
Scottsboro, Alabama - Wikipedia
WEBScottsboro is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Alabama, United States. The city was named for its founder Robert T. Scott. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city is 15,578.
Scottsboro Boys - Wikipedia
WEBThe Scottsboro Boys were nine African American male teenagers accused 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. The cases included a lynch mob before the suspects had been indicted, all-white juries, rushed trials, and disruptive mobs.
The Scottsboro Boys | National Museum of African American …
WEBMar 24, 2021 · Only four of the young African American men knew each other prior to the incident on the freight train, but as the trials drew increasing regional and national attention they became known as the Scottsboro Boys. On April 9, 1931, eight of the nine young men were convicted and sentenced to death.
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy | American Experience | PBS
WEBApr 2, 2001 · Scottsboro: An American Tragedy. Film Description. In March 1931, a freight train crowded with homeless and jobless hoboes left Chattanooga, Tennessee, bound for points west. A short time after...
Scottsboro - Encyclopedia of Alabama
WEBMay 9, 2023 · History. Scottsboro Train Depot The establishment and development of Scottsboro resulted largely from the efforts of local resident Robert Scott, who in the late 1840s had moved to the area from nearby Bellefonte, then the county seat.
Tourism - City of Scottsboro
WEBScottsboro is a small city in Northeastern Alabama. Right at the tail end of the Appalachian mountains and next to the Tennessee River and Lake Guntersville. We believe our beautiful corner of Alabama is one of the greatest places you could come visit.
The Scottsboro Trial: A Timeline | American Experience | PBS
WEBThe Scottsboro Trial: A Timeline. Courtesy: Morgan County Archives. 1931. March 25: In the depths of the Depression, a fight breaks out between white and black young men who are riding as hoboes...
The NAACP and the Scottsboro Trial | American Experience | PBS
WEBAfter the compromise outcome of 1937, with four of the young men convicted of rape, Ozie Powell imprisoned for assaulting a deputy, and four of the defendants set free, the NAACP helped find jobs...
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