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Start Of The Trail
A fight breaks out between the blacks and whites on a sourthern railroad freight train. Then the train stopped and nine black youths were arrested for assault. -
13 Year Old Case
Th case aganist 13 year old Roy Wright ends in a hung jury when 11 jurors seek a death sentenced, and one voted for imprisonment. -
Etwah County
People protested for the Scottsboro Boys about the attack of the two girls.Riots broke out in the Etwah County jail. They were subdued by guards. -
She Denies
The NCAAP withdraws from the case because of a letter from Rudy Bates to her boyfriend.She denies having to been raped. -
Agree or Disagree
The I.L.D. asks Samuel Leibowitz to take the case while acknowledging its inabitily to pay any fees. Samuel agreed. -
Second Trial
Haywood Patterson's second trial begins but this time in Decatur, Alabama, and before Judge James Horton -
$1,500 Charge
Nashville police arrest two lawyers associated with the I.L.D for allegedly intending to brigde Victoria price with $1,500 for her testimony. -
Guilty
In 1936 Patterson was found guilty and also was sentenced for 75 years in prison -
99 years
The trial of Andy Wright ends in conviction and a sentence of 99 years. -
Charges Dropped
The rape charges against the last four Olen Montgomery, Willie Roberson, Eugene Williams, and Roy Wright were dropped. -
Released
Weems is released from parole. -
Good Bye Alabama
Wright and Norris leaves Alabama, in violation of their parole. Chalmers persuades them to return to the South. -
Dismiss
Victoria Price files a lawsuit against NBC for defamation and invasion of privacy after the broadcast of Judge Horton. The Scottsboro Boys claim is dismissed. -
The Last Of Them
Clarence Norris, the last of the Scottsboro Boys, dies. -
