Scottsboro Boys Trial

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jackson_County,_Alabama
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:International_Labor_Defense
gptkbp:age 13 to 19 years old
gptkbp:associated_with social justice movements
gptkbp:awards multiple witnesses
gptkbp:clinical_trial several years
gptkbp:convicted_of 1938
rape
known as the Scottsboro Boys
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:theatre
gptkb:literary_work
gptkb:film
gptkbp:effective_date gptkb:1935
1933
1937
April 6, 1931
gptkbp:examines gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:Historical_Society
academic studies
gptkbp:highlights racial injustice
gptkbp:historical_debate fair trial rights
gptkbp:historical_figure activists and lawyers
gptkbp:historical_significance landmark case in American history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Scottsboro Boys Trial
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:educational_curricula
future legal cases
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:artwork
gptkbp:is_involved_in nine African American teenagers
two white women
gptkbp:judicial_review gptkb:Powell_v._Alabama
gptkb:Norris_v._Alabama
all-white jury
gptkbp:led_to Supreme Court cases
increased awareness of racial issues
public perception of race relations
gptkbp:legal_representation gptkb:Samuel_Leibowitz
gptkbp:legislation jury selection
gptkbp:location gptkb:Scottsboro,_Alabama
gptkbp:media_coverage sensationalized reporting
gptkbp:occurs_in 1931
gptkbp:outcome convictions overturned
gptkbp:part_of American legal history
gptkbp:perpetrator released or paroled
gptkbp:public_awareness support for defendants
gptkbp:public_perception national attention
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
Great Depression era
gptkbp:resulted_in controversial trials
calls for legal reform
gptkbp:significance due process issues