Samuel Leibowitz

fair treatment, claiming that it should be a fair trial for both Blacks and whites. In the end, they both supported the Blacks, being that there was much contradicting evidence from the young women. Alongside with the judges and with their same mindset were the lawyers for the trials, Samuel Leibowitz and Atticus Finch. Atticus was an honorable man, much like Samuel Leibowitz. Like judges Horton and Taylor, they took a case that they knew would be hard to win, but them being the defendants, and they who could actually pick a side to be on, fought to the best of their ability to set the Black boys free. Atticus Finch, father and lawyer, knew he had to do the right thing and defend the person who he believed was innocent. Atticus is an exemplary fictional role model. He teaches his children to be kind-hearted and to not catch Maycomb’s “usual disease” (Lee117). “ ‘Scout…nigger-lover is just one of those terms that don 't mean anything… they want a common, ugly term to label somebody.’, then Scout in her confusion asked, ‘You aren 't really a nigger-lover, then, are you?’ ‘I certainly am. I do my best to love everybody...’ ” (Lee144). Mr. Finch is a really great person, but unlike Leibowitz, Atticus was not successful in defending Tom, but he was not too affected because he was aware of how hard it would be to win. There is great comparison between the two lawyers that they are often seen to be the exact same person, but, they had very different backgrounds. Their…

hoping to attract northern liberals and southern African Americans. The Communists fought hard for a retrial of the boys because they believed they deserved a fair trial. Votes took place, and the idea of a reelection became reality. To start the retrial, the ILD (International Labor Defense) chose two lawyers to represent the Scottsboro Boys, and the lawyers were Samuel Leibowitz who was a New York attorney for criminals who defended and won seventy-seven cases for the criminals he…

with a few white companions. Despite the fact that there was little evidence, the boys were still convicted of the crimes. That is a very close similarity to the fictional trial of Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird. Who was also accused of raping Mayella Ewell. There are many similarities between both trials like the lawyers Atticus Finch and Samuel Leibowitz who were courageous enough to take on these trials and the men who had…

the book, “... … … was fully twelve inches shorter than his right and hung dead at his side” (Lee 248). The disability Tom had proved him incapable of being able to hurt Mayella. The attitudes of the lawyers in both cases demonstrate how the individual lawyers respond to their own case. Samuel Leibowitz and Atticus Finch both display a willingness to keep fighting on for justice for their defendants. Even though many threats were constantly being thrown at Leibowitz, he never backed out…

because there was no proof of rape, but they still were punished. Another set of important people was the two white women. Not only did they shout rape and get the black youths in trouble, they also some killed. During the incident, Victoria Price and Ruby Bates lied about them being raped. They later told them the truth, and as they did , “white male juries in Alabama refused to accept the retraction and state officials continued the legal persecution of the Scottsboro Boys another four…

their own. The Communist party called the case a “Murderous frame- up; and began trying, in which they were ultimately successfu,l to become the boys’ attorneys. In January 1932 The Alabama Supreme Court by a vote, 7-2 ruled that the right of the defendants under the fourteenth Amendment's due process clause to legal counsel had been denied by Alabama (Lockette 1). There would be new trials. The Second Trials began in Judge James Horton’s courtroom. It seemed that the Scottsboro Boys might be…

girls as calm and composed.” (Hortorn) As doctors have dealt with these situations before and most of the time after a rape they are not calm they are normally crying and devastated. This shows that the examinations the doctors did do not match what the two girls were saying. Doctors always have to tell the truth. The third reason the boys are most likely innocent is because Ruby bates had syphilis before Scottsboro. In the direct examination from Hon Samuel Leibewitz Ruby Bates talks about…

black man which would add to the shame of being white trash; therefore, Bob had to do everything in his power to cover it up. Price and Ruby also went to the same extent to cover up the fact that they were prostitutes. Prostitution is a crime in the United States resulting in imprisonment which made the girls tremble at the thought of it; therefore, they too needed to do everything in their power to avoid the consequences of such a disgraceful act. As these trials’ characteristics are…

lied” Natalie Marine-Street. Scottsboro Case helps redefine rape.Professor Estelle Freedman speaks on changing conceptions of sexual violence in American history.2013. Even though there was no evidence of a crime on the scottsboro boys they called a second trial bates said the story was fabricated but they were once again found guilty. 13 year-old Roy Wright was found guilty,but because he was a minor they jury couldn't decide his punishment. Some judges wanted him dead, but others refused it so…

In 1931 a group of homeless young black teenagers were riding a train going from town to town in search of work. While riding a train, that would stop in Scottsboro after the fight, the young men engaged in a fight with a group of young white men on a train. After said fight, while the police were investigating the fight, two young white women, that were riding the train illegally, claimed that the group of 9 black teenagers had raped them. This dynamic of two young white women accusing 9…