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because it teaches lessons in todays world on how to do things.

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The Scottsboro trial does not appear in the book To Kill a Mockingbird, but the Tom Robinson trial is partly based on a real trial in Scottsboro.

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What were the ages of the Scottsboro boys?

the scottsboro trial has lasted for about 45 years.


A summary about the scottsboro trial?

The scottsboro trial was a trial about 9 negro youths being falsely accused of raping two white women on the Southern Railroad. there is a movie about it called "Heavens Fall".


Who represented the scottsboro boys in their second trial?

Samuel Leibowitz


What movement did the scottsboro trial respark?

civil rights movement


What events led up to the scottsboro trial?

blacks not minding their business


What year did the original trial of the Scottsboro Boys occur?

1931


How many trials were there in the Scottsboro Trial?

There were 3 trials in all. 1st trial - went to the Alabama Supreme Court and then the USA Supreme Court 2nd trial - went straight to the USA Supreme Court 3rd trial - final trial with results


What event made the Scottsboro Boys famous?

The Scottsboro Boys are famous due to a scandalous trial that accused the boys of a crime. Now due to their skin color the boys were given an unfair trial and wrongfully found guilty.


What real-life trial does the book To Kill a Mockingbird parallel?

It parallels the Scottsboro trials...


What changes are made to the defense during the fourth trial in Scottsboro boy?

world war 2


Where was the place when 9 African Americans were accused of a crime and didn't get a fair trial?

Scottsboro, also, almost every trial black people have ever been in.


What is the significance of the Powell Vs Alabama Court case?

The significance was because it was the first time the Supreme court stepped in due to the extreme sentencing of the Scottsboro boys, which was death.