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Loading... Accused!: The Trials of the Scottsboro Boys: Lies, Prejudice, and the Fourteenth Amendmentby Larry Dane Brimner
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"In 1931, nine teenagers were arrested as they traveled on a train through Scottsboro, Alabama. The youngest was thirteen, and all had been hoping to find something better at the end of their journey. But they never arrived. Instead, two white women falsely accused them of rape. The effects were catastrophic for the young men, who came to be known as the Scottsboro Boys. Being accused of raping a white woman in the Jim Crow south almost certainly meant death, either by a lynch mob or the electric chair. The Scottsboro boys found themselves facing one prejudiced trial after another, in one of the worst miscarriages of justice in U.S. history. They also faced a racist legal system, all-white juries, and the death penalty. Noted Sibert Medalist Larry Dane Brimner uncovers how the Scottsboro Boys spent years in Alabama's prison system, enduring inhumane conditions and torture. The extensive back matter includes an author's note, bibliography, index, and further resources and source notes."--Amazon. No library descriptions found. |
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This is the story of nine black youth(known as the Scottsboro Boys) who were falsely accused of raping two white women in Alabama in 1931. It lays out the ugly truth of the prejudice that existed and how the 14th amendment only existed in certain parts of the country, for those with white skin and money. There are some great inserts of newspapers and fliers from the time period. ( )