apr 17, 1931 - Scottsboro Boys
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The scottsboro boys were a group of nine African American men who were arrested for fighting with some white men and were sentenced to death for allegedly raping 2 white women. the NAACP and the Communist Party USA decided to support them. The communist party got help from the INternational Labor Defense which proved to be effective as this extended the rights of the defendants and saved the scottsboro boys from their death sentance.
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