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To young African-Americans, the ''Scottsboro Boys," may sound like the name of a country and western band. But to older Blacks, the "Scottsboro Boys" symbolize the most Southern of Southern taboos during the early 1900s: the allegation of an African-American raping a White woman even if untrue - was certain to end with the accused being imprisoned or more often, lynched.
A museum opened this month in Scottsboro in hopes of educating the public about one of the most infamous incidents in Alabama's bloody past. The museum is a small section of an old African-American church in Scottsboro, a sleepy predominantly White city nestled along Highway 72 between Huntsville, Ala. and Chattanooga, Tenn.Shortly after the train crossed the Alabama line in Jackson County, a fight broke -out between some Black and White riders. The incident was incited by a White youth who stepped on [Haywood Patterson]'s hand as he hung on the side of the train. Most of the White hobos were thrown off the train by African-Americans. Once off, the angry Whites told the stationmaster near Stevenson, Ala. about the fight.See the full content of this document
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Scottsboro Boys' Case Gets Renewed Interest
To young African-Americans, the ''Scottsboro Boys," may sound like the name of a country and western band. But to older Blacks, the "Scottsboro Boys" symbolize the most Southern of...
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