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The Fight
After a white man steped on a blacks hand a large fight of the races broke out -
lynch mob
a mob that was angry at the 10 black boys that "raped" the girls -
indiction
the grand jury indicts the scottboro boys -
supreme court
The United States Supreme Court decides to hear the case -
first execution
the first of the 10 executions happen to Willie Stokes -
rape denial
Ruby bates in letter form denies that she was raped -
Samuel Leibowitz
Noted attorney Samuel Leibowitz takes the case for the IDL. -
Patterson trial
Haywood Patterson tried and found guilty and sentenced to death by electric chair -
Clarence Norris
Clarence Norris convicted of rape sentenced to death -
patterson parole
A denial of parole is recommended for Patterson and Powell by an Alabama parole board. -
Period: to
Jail Time
this was the span of time the boys were in jail -
patterson escapes
Patterson escapes from prison and travels to Detroit. -
Patterson cought
Patterson is caught and arrested by the FBI in Detroit. However, the governor of Michigan does not extradite Patterson to Alabama. -
patterson dies
Patterson dies of cancer while serving time in prison. -
last death
last liveing boy dies at 77 from alzimers
