The Scottsboro Trials
The Scottsboro Trials were an unfair case of how race affected what should have been an easy verdict. In the events leading up to the trial, white men and women were riding a train that also contained black men. During the ride, the black men and white men got into a fight (Johnson). It is unclear who started the fight, but naturally the black men were blamed (Johnson). Then as the passengers of the train are getting off, the two women suddenly scream that they were raped by the black men. Without any other proof, the black men were thrown in jail (Anderson). The trials were not fair, the black men were appointed horrible lawyers, one of the lawyers was a heavy drunk. Not only that but the trial was only one day long
The Scottsboro Trials were an unfair case of how race affected what should have been an easy verdict. In the events leading up to the trial, white men and women were riding a train that also contained black men. During the ride, the black men and white men got into a fight (Johnson). It is unclear who started the fight, but naturally the black men were blamed (Johnson). Then as the passengers of the train are getting off, the two women suddenly scream that they were raped by the black men. Without any other proof, the black men were thrown in jail (Anderson). The trials were not fair, the black men were appointed horrible lawyers, one of the lawyers was a heavy drunk. Not only that but the trial was only one day long