Scottsboro Boys
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scottsboro-boys-181-2646606
title:
Scottsboro Boys
text:
The Scottsboro Boys were nine African American male teenagers accused of raping two white women in 1931. The landmark set of legal cases from this incident dealt with racism and the right to a fair trial. The cases included a lynch mob before the suspects had been indicted, all-white juries, rushed trials, and disruptive mobs. It is commonly cited as an example of a legal injustice in the United States legal system. On March 25, 1931, two dozen people were "hoboing" on a freight train traveling
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Racism-based miscarriage of justice
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottsboro_Boys
date created:
2003-11-14T02:55:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T18:18:50Z
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