Scottsboro Boys Timeline

By anthonydelucia_

  • A Stopped Train

    A posse stops the train with all nine negro boys onboard, All of the boys are accused of rape by Ruby Bates and Victoria Price and arrested.
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    Arrest to Verdict

  • Lynch Mob

    A Lynch mob of over 100 people attempts the lynch the boys in the Scottsboro Jail.

  • First Verdict

    Eight of the nine boys are tried and convicted to death, while the other boy's trial results in a mistrial.

  • Support From Outside

    The NAACP fights inorder to be able to represent and defend the Scottsboro Boys in court.

  • Help Abandons

    NAACP leave the boys to defend themselves.

  • New Evidence

    In a letter Ruby Bates denies that she was ever raped by any of the boys.

  • Higher Power

    The United States Supreme Court reviews the case.

  • Strong Lawyer

    Samuel S. Leibowitz, a strong lawyer, defends the Scottsboro Boys. This is arranged by the ILD.

  • First Death

    Hayward Patterson is convicted guilty and senteced to death by electric chair.

  • March for the Scottsborro Boys

    Thousands of people march on Washington to protest the trials in Alabama.

  • Lawyers Convicted

    Two lawyers are accused with trying to bribe Victoria Price to say she was not raped.

  • Defense Commitee

    The Scottsboro Defense Commitee is brought together.

  • Continuous Conviction

    Hayward Patterson is convicted for the fourth time with raped and given 75 years of jail time.

  • Second Death

    Ozzie Powell, one of the boys, was shot in the head by a sheriff for attacking another sheriff.

  • Future Ahead

    In the road ahead most of the boys are paroled or sentenced to jail time, but none of their lifes will ever be the same.