A heinous example of racism is displayed by an event which occurs in 1932, in the midst of the Great Depression (Johnson). The infamous event, known as the Scottsboro Trial, is based on the allegation that nine African-American boys brutally raped two white women (Anderson; Johnson). After the women accuse the boys, a legitimate doctor claims that there is no sign of rape; the women are lying (Anderson). The trial is notorious due to the fact that the Scottsboro Boys are wrongfully accused by the women, who are veritably prostitutes attempting to safely travel to Alabama (Anderson). One of the women involved, Ruby Bates, admits that her and Victoria Price’s accusal was fabricated in order to protect themselves (Anderson). The white women believe
