mar 25, 1931 - Nine Black young men (who come to be known as the “Scottsboro Boys”) were arrested for the alleged rape of two white women. They were tried in Scottsboro, AL, and eight were convicted and sentenced to death on 04/09/1931. They had never met or discussed the case with their court-appointed attorneys
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mar 25, 1931
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