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Criminals of the Past “The Scottsboro Boys”

Criminals of the Past “The Scottsboro Boys”. Hosted by Daniel Simmons Finale by Jacob Pritchard. The Story.

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Criminals of the Past “The Scottsboro Boys”

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  1. Criminals of the Past“The Scottsboro Boys” Hosted by Daniel Simmons Finale by Jacob Pritchard

  2. The Story The Scottsboro Boys were a group of nine black teenagers who were accused of an alleged case of gang rape on a train heading for Memphis on March 25, 1931. The only witnesses were the apparent victims of this alleged crime, namely Ruby Bates and Victoria Price, who were the only ones who, in a way, started the infamous trials in the first place. Also on the train at the time were two others, Orville Gilley and Dr. R. R. Bridges. Considering the only people who can claim the crime did occur were the alleged victims,they really didn’t have a credible story.

  3. The “Criminals” • Charles Weems • Clarence Norris • Andy Wright • Ozie Powell • Olen Montgomery • Eugene Williams • Willie Roberson • Roy Wright

  4. The Prosecution Victoria Price (Alleged Victim) Ruby Bates (Alleged Victim) Orville Gilley (Witness) Dr. R. R. Bridges (Witness) Thomas Knight, Jr. (Prosecutor)

  5. The Defense Samuel Leibowitz (Defense Attorney) The “Scottsboro Boys” (Alleged Criminals) (See slide 3 for names)

  6. Others James Horton (Judge) William Callahan (Judge) A. E. Hawkins (Judge) Bibb Graves (Governor of Alabama at the time) Dan Carter (Chronicler) James Goodman (Chronicler)

  7. The Shocking Facts • Most people expected the NAACP to come to the boys’ aid, but they didn’t due to the charges, which were explosive in the 1930’s • There is note of a trial in the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” which many people believe was inspired by the Scottsboro Boys, whose trials took place around the same time as the book.

  8. The Scene of the Crime

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