1931 onward
Criminal injusticeBook sources
Scottsboro prosecutions
Alabama; nine Black teenagers and young men
Rape accusations produced prosecutions and severe sentences in a racially hostile judicial system. Zinn discusses both the injustice and the competing organizations involved in the defense.
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Context / qualification
Names, trial stages, reversals and later pardons need separate legal entries for a complete case chronology.
Sources
- Howard Zinn, The Twentieth Century: A People’s History, H00 at 00:16:50 (approximate; supplied recording)