People participating in the trial affected the longevity of the trial. The PBS timeline reports“[On April 6, 1933] Ruby Bates appears as a surprise witness for the defense,denying that any rape occurred and testifying that she was with Victoria Price for the whole train ride”(pbs.org). Ruby Bates stated that no rape occurred but, the deputies forced Ruby Bates to testify against the black youths. According to the article it states,“Although there was no evidence connecting the youth to the women, the nine youths were charged with raping the women”(pbs.org). Medical evidence that proved the boy's innocence was denied and proving that it was their boyfriends not the youths. Their boyfriends still pressured them to testify to hide their wrongdoing,even though they were the guilty
People participating in the trial affected the longevity of the trial. The PBS timeline reports“[On April 6, 1933] Ruby Bates appears as a surprise witness for the defense,denying that any rape occurred and testifying that she was with Victoria Price for the whole train ride”(pbs.org). Ruby Bates stated that no rape occurred but, the deputies forced Ruby Bates to testify against the black youths. According to the article it states,“Although there was no evidence connecting the youth to the women, the nine youths were charged with raping the women”(pbs.org). Medical evidence that proved the boy's innocence was denied and proving that it was their boyfriends not the youths. Their boyfriends still pressured them to testify to hide their wrongdoing,even though they were the guilty