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What real-life trial does the book To Kill a Mockingbird parallel?
It parallels the Scottsboro trials...
How many scottsboro trials were there?
3
What was unfair about the Scottsboro Trials?
The Scottsboro Trials were the court trials of several African American boys charged with sexual assault. There were many aspects of the trial that were considered unfair. The trials took place in 1931, which was not a time of racial equality. The African American boys had an all-white jury, as a result. There is some evidence that the boys were falsely accused, which led to death sentences for them. During that decade and beyond, many African American individuals were targeted. This is one example.
What was the significance of the scottsboro trial?
because it teaches lessons in todays world on how to do things.
Where did the Scottsboro trials occur?
The Scottsboro trial happened in Alabama in 1931. Nine African American boys were charged with rape. The trials for all of the boys took almost 6 years. All of the boys proclaimed to be innocent and had alibis to prove they did not do it, but that did not matter. It was a very long six years.
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".
What are the main ideas of the scottsboro trials?
The Scottsboro Trials were a series of infamous trials beginning in the 1930s and lasting two decades. Nine African American youths were falsely accused of the gang rape of two white girls. At the end, the Scottsboro nine were eventually freed, but after years of abuse, violence and mistreatment in the southern prison system, their lives were effectively over.
Who represented the scottsboro boys in their second trial?
Samuel Leibowitz
What movement did the scottsboro trial respark?
civil rights movement
How did the scottsboro trials exacerbate the social sectional political religious and racial divisions of America?
no its not
What events led up to the scottsboro trial?
blacks not minding their business
