The Scottsboro Boys case

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:appeals_to gptkb:the_U._S._Supreme_Court
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:musical_theatre
gptkb:literature
gptkb:film
gptkbp:highlights legal representation issues
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Scottsboro Boys case
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
public opinion on race relations
gptkbp:involved gptkb:the_NAACP
the Alabama legal system
gptkbp:involved_accusations_from two white women
gptkbp:involves nine African American teenagers
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:historical_analysis
academic studies
gptkbp:is_about allegations of rape
gptkbp:is_significant_for racial injustice
gptkbp:landmark due process rights
gptkbp:led_to multiple trials
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:American_history
gptkbp:occurs_in 1931
gptkbp:resulted_in Supreme Court decisions
death sentences
gptkbp:takes_place_in gptkb:Scottsboro,_Alabama
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for public protests
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for gptkb:legal_reforms
gptkbp:was_involved_in gptkb:the_Great_Depression
gptkb:media_coverage
gptkb:legal_case
systemic racism
public defenders
the right to remain silent
the Southern United States
the right to a fair trial
the right to a jury trial
the right to due process
the right to equal protection under the law
the right to a public trial
the right to a speedy trial
the right to be presumed innocent
the right to confront witnesses
the right to present a defense
the right to legal counsel
the right to a fair hearing
the right to an impartial jury
the right to appeal
the failures of the justice system
jury selection issues
the legal concept of double jeopardy
the right to a trial by peers
the right to appeal convictions
the right to call witnesses
the right to challenge evidence
the right to cross-examine witnesses
the right to seek a fair trial
the right to seek a new trial
the right to seek a pardon
the right to seek a retrial
the right to seek clemency
the right to seek justice.
the right to seek post-conviction relief
gptkbp:was_marked_by racial tensions
gptkbp:was_retried gptkb:multiple_times
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:the_Communist_Party
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Scottsboro_Boys
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