Scottsboro Trials

Train stopped in Alabama and nine black boys for convicted sexual assault charges on on two white women.
http://www.bet.com/news/national/2012/03/25/this-day-in-black-history-march-25-1931/_jcr_content/featuredMedia/newsitemimage.newsimage.dimg/092211-national-most-controversial-death-row-cases-scottsboro-boys.jpg

Jury indicates all nine are guilty.

Ruby Bates denies being sexually assaulted.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/peopleevents/images/p_bates2.jpg

Samuel Leibowitz makes first appearance before court.

Victoria Price swore out new warrants against the nine.

Charley Weems ends in conviction and in jail 75.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/peopleevents/images/p_weens.jpg

Haywood Patterson was sent to Atmore state prison and others sent to kilby Prison

Andy Wright and Clarence Norris released on parole.
http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/media_content/m-3715.jpg

Andy Wright is paroled and finds job in New York.
http://i2.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/590/draft_lens19027742module156120784photo_1_1325489984Andy_Wright.jpg

Norris is pardoned.