Group+4--Scottsboro+Boys+Tribute

= Group 4--Scottboro Boys Tribute--Typed up on 4-3-12 =

Founders and Editors of the page- Jessica Pirtle, Brandon Seedorff, and Jordan Tucker
= The Scottsboro Boys = The Scottsboro boys are a gang of nine black boys accused of raping two white teenagers Southern Railroad freight run from Chattanooga to Memphis on March 25, 1931. The case was first heard in Scottsboro, Alabama in three rushed trials, where the defendants received poor legal representation. All but the twelve-year-old Roy Wright were convicted of rape and sentenced to death, the common sentence in Alabama at the time for black men convicted of raping white women. But with help from the American Communist Party, the case was appealed. 75 years to death. All but two served prison sentences. One was shot in prison by a guard. Two escaped, were charged with crimes, and were sent back to prison. Clarence Norris, the oldest defendant and the only one sentenced to death, escaped parole and went into hiding in 1946. He was pardoned by George Wallace in 1976 after he was found, and wrote a book about his experiences. The last surviving defendant died in 1989. (The first part of the video is the upper youtube video, and the the second part of the video is on the bottom of the page) []

The Scottsboro Boys Case Part 1--This video explains how the case began and the people involved. media type="youtube" key="NZBY2_IiqWw" width="234" height="158" The Scottsboro Boys Case Part 2- This is how the case had progressed and resolved. media type="youtube" key="fyexMWcPJ_s" width="236" height="173" [|o_Boys] This is a picture of the Scottsborro boys that been captured by the sheriff and deputies. These are the girls, Victoria Price and Ruby Bates that had accused the black boys of raping them. This was Leibowitz that had fought in the boys' second trial. He had all the evidence to plead the boys not guilty, but the trial still convicted the boys guilty.