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The Scottsboro Boys

The Scottsboro Boys. Nine black teenage boys accused of raping two white females, Ruby Bates and Victoria Price, on a train in Alabama on March 25, 1931 .

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The Scottsboro Boys

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  1. The Scottsboro Boys

  2. Nine black teenage boys accused of raping two white females, Ruby Bates and Victoria Price, on a train in Alabama on March 25, 1931. Their names: Olen Montgomery (age 17), Clarence Norris (age 19), Haywood Patterson (age 18), Ozie Powell (age 16), Willie Roberson (age 16), Charlie Weems (age 16), Eugene Williams (age 13), and brothers Andy (age 19) and Roy Wright (age 12) All of the boys were convicted of rape and sentenced to death except for Roy Wright because he was still a juvenile. The eight convicted defendants were assembled on April 9, 1931 and sentenced to death by electrocution. Who are the Scottsboro boys?

  3. Ruby Bates and Victoria Price

  4. The case was marked unfair by many because it included an all-white jury. The Scottsboro Boys were defended by many in the North and attacked by many in the South. Due to the racism that occurred at the time there were often angry mobs and attempted lynchings. social or political issues

  5. In this film there were multiple interviews that helped express the true story of what happened in this case. The images portrayed the emotions the boys were forced to face. Although the pictures do not have the boys showing all of their feelings its obvious that they were scared and unhappy. Cinematography

  6. The film maker was definitely bias when it came to the boys. They were more reluctant to tell the story of how the boys were victimized in this situation. Although I agree with the film maker I am sure that others do not. Some people would say that the girls should have remained the victims in each trial and that the boys were all to blame and deserved a harsher punishment. blatant biases?

  7. The only question that I often wondered was “Where were their parents during these trials?” and “What were their feelings about it?” To learn more about The Scottsboro Boys here are a few links to help: law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scottsboro/sb_acct.html www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/88/scottsboro.html www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/ law.jrank.org/.../Scottsboro-Trial-History-Scottsboro-Boys.html www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0844125.html Questions & Links

  8. I believe that this film has impacted my growth mentally because it helped me gain a better knowledge of racism in the 1930’s. Of course I’ve known that there was a great amount of racism but the film gave me a better visual of that. The clips stated how there would be no trace of the boys semen on the girls but the trial would still end up in them being guilty.Now I have a better understanding of how racism would occur. It also showed me how much one had to struggle for justice. Impact

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