HIST 3850 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Hand Axe, Fundamental Justice, Scottsboro, Alabama
5 Dec 2012
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9 offenders popularly known as scottsboro boys. Rooted in great depression, began in 1929. Experiences an unprecedented drought with destroyed agriculture. Only way to survive was to say on move and keep looking for food/employment wherever they went. Scottsboro boys were on the move and met up with one another. Met on a freight train which belonged to southern railroad. Made a schedule run between two ends of tennessee, march 19, 1931. Very dangerous, could fall or get caught by police and get beaten up. Four young friends on this train and on another part of train were 5 more. Riding the rails hop onto a freight train without a ticket. 5 men hadn"t known each other, met on that day. Second group didn"t know members of other group before. Number of white boys on train, trouble began when one was walking along top of tanker car and stepped on hand of one of black boys.
