The “Scottsboro Boys”: Outside the Circle of Humanity
By Katsil • Feb 7th, 2013 • Category: Calendar, Current Exhibit[ February 15, 2013 5:00 pm to March 30, 2013 2:00 pm. ] Like thousands of people did during the Depression, Haywood Patterson and nine other black youths hopped a train in Chattanooga, Tennessee, headed to Memphis to look for work. Shortly after crossing into Alabama, a fight broke out between white and black travelers. The train was stopped and the boys were accused of raping two white [...]
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