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sourceThe police of Paint Rock Alabama. The Scottsboro boys were arrested and charged with rape accusatios made by Victoria Price and Ruby Bates.
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sourceClarence Norris, Charlie Weems, Haywood Patterson, Olen Montgomery, Ozie Powell, Willie Roberson, Eugene Williams, and Andy Wright are tried and convicted, and sentenced to death.
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sourceWillie Stokes was the first of the 10 africian americans to be excutated. The reamining boys said they had nighmares after hearing Willie's excuation. Over the next 10 years all of the boys were set to be excuted.
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sourceRuby bates denies she was raped in a letter to Earl Streetman
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sourceThe U. S. Supreme Court announces that it will review the Scottsboro cases.
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sourceJudge Horton grants Haywood Patterson a new trail.
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sourceThe U. S. Supreme Court agrees to review the most recent Scottsboro convictions.
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sourceThe U.S. Supreme Court overturns the convictions of Norris and Patterson because African Americans were excluded from sitting on the juries in their tria ls.
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sourceClarence Norris is convicted of rape and sentenced to death. Andy Wright is convicted and sentenced to 99 years for rape. Charlie Weems is convicted and sentenced to 75 years. Ozzie Powell pleads guilty to assaulting the sheriff and is sentenced to 20 years.
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sourceAlabama Supreme Court upholds the death sentence for Clarence Norris.
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sourceThe govenor and Pardon Board denies the pardon applications of Norris, Weems, and Roy Wright.
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sourceCharlie Weems, Norris and Andy Wright are finally parolled
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sourceVictoria Price's filed a law suit against NBC for its movie "Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys," which she claimed made her look bad and invaded her privacy. It is dismissed. Price dies five years later.
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sourceClarence Norris, the last surviving Scottsboro boy, dies at age 76.
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sourceAlabama Governor Robert Bentley signs legislation officially excuseing the blame and wrong doing of the conviction of all nine Scottsboro Boys.
