The accused are taken to Scottsboro, Alabama ... April 8-9: Olen Montgomery, Ozie Powell, Willie Roberson, Eugene Williams and Andy Wright are tried, convicted, and sentenced to death.
The Scottsboro Boys were nine young Black men who in 1931 ... Their case went to the U.S, Supreme Court and the Court ruled 7-2 in Powell v Alabama that the defendants had received ineffective ...
The accused are taken to Scottsboro, Alabama ... April 8-9: Olen Montgomery, Ozie Powell, Willie Roberson, Eugene Williams and Andy Wright are tried, convicted, and sentenced to death.