1931
Scottsboro, Alabama, AL · On map
Nine Black teenagers were falsely accused of raping two white women on a train, leading to all-white jury convictions and death sentences despite inadequate legal defense. The case became a landmark in civil rights law after the Supreme Court overturned the convictions due to denial of fair trial rights. The trials highlighted systemic racism in the Southern legal system.
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