The Scottsboro Boys Trial

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Living in the south and being colored, was a rough way to live life. The Scottsboro Boys definitely had life rough. They were arrested, they were put on trial, and they were falsely accused by the whites. The Scottsboro Boys were arrested and put in jail. Being arrested and being innocent, is a rugedy way to live life. Nine colored male teenagres were arested after a fight in Tennessee. Two white females decided to accuse the nine males of rape, even though this had not happened. The nine teenage males were put in multiple trials. The first trial did not go so well for eight of the colored males. They were believed to be guilty for the incident that had occured. Eight of the colored males were subjected to the electric chair, resulting

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