Scottsboro Boys Trial

Start of the Scottsboro Trial

Mar 25, 1931

The Problem of the Scottsboro Boys

Mar 25, 1931

Background Info On what HappenedIt was an alleged gang group the raped two white girls on a Southern Railroad freight train. (March 25, 1931) (Paint Rock, Alabama)

Scottsboro Trial

Period: Mar 25, 1931 to Jul 5, 1938

Crowd Fights Back !

Mar 26, 1931

Outside of Scottsboro jail was crowded with over 100 people.

9 Boys Charged !

Mar 30, 1931

Jury charges the nine boys for raping the two girls.

Scottsboro Boys=Death

Apr 7, 1931

The nine boys were sentenced to death .

Ruby Bates

Jan 5, 1932

She tells the court that she did not get raped. It was all a misconception

Haywood Patterson

Apr 9, 1933

Haywoods Patterson was found guilty and sentenced to death.

Fighting Back Again !

May 7, 1933

People gathered around Washingtomn D.C. to fight back against the Alabama trials.

Haywood and Norris

Nov 1, 1933

They were both convicted of rape and both sentened to death

U.S, Surpreme Court decision

Apr 1, 1935

April 1, 1935 The U.S. Supreme Court overturns the imprisonment of Norris and Patterson. Then they came up with, Norris v Alabama.

Hawood Patterson

Jan 23, 1936

January 23, 1936 was charged for rape for the fourth time and sentenced 75 years in prison.

Ozie

Jan 24, 1936

Ozzie Powell, one of the Scottboro Boys, was shot in the head by a sheriff.

Clarence Norris

Jul 5, 1938

Clarene Norris was sentenced to death