The Scottsboro Boys By aew6 Mar 25, 1931 The Scottsboro Boys are arrested for assaultand later rape. The Scottsboro Boys Trials: A Chronology Period: Mar 25, 1931 to Apr 19, 2013 The Scottsboro Boys Mar 26, 1931 The Scottsboro Boys are almost lynched by a crowd gathered at Scottboro's jail Scottsboro Stories Apr 1, 1931 NAACP and ILD battle for the right to represent the Scottsboro Boys Scottsboro: An American Tragedy Apr 7, 1931 The Scottsboro Boys are tried, convicted, and most are sentenced to death Scottsboro: An American Tragedy Jul 10, 1931 The Scottsboro Boys are forced to listen to Wille Stokes' excecution Scottsboro Stories Jan 5, 1932 Ruby Bates denies that she was raped. Scottsboro Stories May 1, 1932 The Supreme Court announces that they will review the Scottsboro case The Scottsboro Boys Trials: A Chronology Apr 18, 1933 Some of the Scottsboro Boys' trials are postponed due to high local tensions Scottsboro Stories Oct 1, 1934 Two laywers are charged with attempting to bribe Victoria Price into changing her testimony Scottsboro: An American Tragedy Dec 1, 1935 The Scottsboro Defense Commitee is organized The Scottsboro Boys Trials: A Chronology Jul 24, 1937 Wright, Williams, Montgomery, and Roberson are released after all charges are dropped against them. The Scottsboro Boys Trials: A Chronology Aug 1, 1938 Alabama Pardon Board declines to pardon Patterson and Powell Scottsboro: An American Tragedy Oct 1, 1938 Pardon Board Denies the applications of Norris, Weems, and Roy Wright Scottsboro: An American Tragedy Nov 1, 1938 Govener of Alabama denies all pardon applications The Scottsboro Boys Trials: A Chronology Jan 23, 1989 The last surviving Scottsboro Boy, Clarence Norris dies at age 76 Norris Vs. Alabama Apr 19, 2013 The govener of Alabama officially pardons and extonerates all nine Scottsoro Boys Norris vs. Alabama
