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The Beginning
The Scottsboro boys are arrested and charged with rape in Paint Rock Alabama -
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Scottsboro Boys
the long trial of the Scottsboro Boys -
Lynching
the boys were almost lynched by a crowd of approximately 100 near the jail. -
conviction
Grand jury formally convicts boys for rape -
Trial
Trial begins -
Sentencing
Eight of the nine boys were convicted and sentenced to death but the 9th boy, Roy Wright end in mistrial when jurors hold off on the death sentence even though life imprisonment was asked for -
NAACP and ILD
NAACP and ILD battle for the right to represent the boys April-December -
Withdrawal
NAACP withdrawals from the race -
The Truth
Ruby Bates sends a letter saying she had lied -
Second Conviction
seven of the nine boys are convicted because Eugene Williams conviction was reversed due to juvenile state law -
supreme court
the supreme court was able to reverse all the boys convictions on the grounds that Alabama failed to provide adequate assistance of council that was required by the 14th amendment. -
Haywood Patterson
Haywood Patterson's trial begins in Decatur... he was later found guilty and sentenced to death by electric chair -
Protest
thousands protested in Washington about Alabama trials -
Haywood and Clarence
Haywood and Clarence are tried, convicted and sentenced to death for rape November-December -
Bribery
two layers are charged with attempting to bribe Victoria Price -
4th conviction
Haywood is convicted for the 4th time for rape and is sentenced to 75 years -
The Incident
Ozzie Powell is shot in the head by a sheriff while allegedly attacking Deputy Sheriff Edgar Blalock -
Freedom!... or so they thought
Roy, Eugene, Olen and Willie have all charges against them dropped -
Another Release
Charlie Weems is released -
Norris and Andy
Norris and Andy are released -
Free
Ozzie is released -
Clarence, Andy, Charlie and Ozzie
Clarence is convicted for rape and is sentenced to death, Andy is sentenced for 99 years, Charlie sentenced for 75 years, and Ozzie pleads guilty for attacking the sheriff and sentenced to 20 years -
The Official Pardoning
Alabama governor Robert Bentley signs legislation officially pardoning and exonerating the Scottsboro Boys
