They both show people that the judicial system had heavy biases towards the white population, especially in the South. In the case of the Scottsboro Boys, there was no concrete evidence against them, so he should’ve been granted the right to be innocent till proven guilty. They were only granted their freedom until one of the victims came forward and admitted it was all a hoax (Kindig). The entire judicial system of the United States would have convicted the boys based off of no evidence, solely because they were black. This proves that the American Trial System was rigged so that white people had the advantage. Black people were usually underprivileged and poor (Lee 164). Alongside this, usually, the common folk in the South that had the rights to be a part of the jury were white. White people tended to be against acquitting a black person. In the 1930s racism played a large role in the judicial
They both show people that the judicial system had heavy biases towards the white population, especially in the South. In the case of the Scottsboro Boys, there was no concrete evidence against them, so he should’ve been granted the right to be innocent till proven guilty. They were only granted their freedom until one of the victims came forward and admitted it was all a hoax (Kindig). The entire judicial system of the United States would have convicted the boys based off of no evidence, solely because they were black. This proves that the American Trial System was rigged so that white people had the advantage. Black people were usually underprivileged and poor (Lee 164). Alongside this, usually, the common folk in the South that had the rights to be a part of the jury were white. White people tended to be against acquitting a black person. In the 1930s racism played a large role in the judicial