1. Scottsboro Boys By: Noah Waltz Connor Nash Paul Saros Jack Alexander Jordyn Westphal

2. Basic Information  The Scottsboro Boys were a group of 9 black boys who were accused of allegedly raping two white girls.  Their trial took place 12 days after their arrest. It took place in the courtroom of Judge A.E. Hawkins.

3. NAACP  The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was a group that decided not to help the Scottsboro Boys during their trial because one of their main rules was that rape was a politically explosive charge in the South.

4. Members  1. Clarence Norris  2. Charlie Weems  3. Haywood Patterson  4. Olen Montgomery  5. Ozie Powell  6. Willie Roberson  7. Eugene Williams  8. Andy Wright  9. Roy Wright

5. The Trial  After the trial, eight of the nine boys were sentenced to death.  The ninth boy wasn’t sentenced to death because he was only 13 years old.

6. Their Defense  They could not afford an attorney.  Judge A.E. Hawkins gave them a forgetful 70 year old attorney.

7. Connections  The Scottsboro Boys had a large impact on To Kill A Mockingbird because African- Americans were usually targeted during an investigation.

8. Works Cited  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/timeline/index.ht ml http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/timeline/index.ht ml http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/timeline/index.ht ml  http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scottsboro/sb_a cct.html http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scottsboro/sb_a cct.html http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scottsboro/sb_a cct.html  http://www.usprisonculture.com/blog/2011/01/11/the- scottsboro-boys-roy-wright-juvenile-life-without-parole/ http://www.usprisonculture.com/blog/2011/01/11/the- scottsboro-boys-roy-wright-juvenile-life-without-parole/ http://www.usprisonculture.com/blog/2011/01/11/the- scottsboro-boys-roy-wright-juvenile-life-without-parole/