Scottsboro : An American Tragedy

1. Scottsboro: An American Tragedy

2. Important Words for This Unit: Prejudice—to have an opinion about people before you know them Tolerance—to accept people who are different Compassion—feeling sorry for others who have bad things happen to them Society—the group of people who live in the same place Segregate—to separate or divide

3. Rational—the ability to use reason or logic to think out a problemCulture—similar attitudes, values, goals, and behavior of a group of peopleInjustice—something that isn’t fair Controversial—something that people don’t agree on Important Words for This Unit:

4. Important Words for This Unit: Turmoil—extreme confusion, anger, or pain Novelist—someone who writes books Ban—to not allow something Impact—to affect something or someone Endeavor—a goal that you want to achieve

5. 1. What was the date of the incident? 2. How many boys were accused of the rape? • 3 • 7 • 9 • 12

6. 3. In what state did the Scottboro boys go to trial? • Washington • New York • Jalisco • Alabama

7. 4. After the 4th trial, how many boys were released after spending 6 years in prison? • 2 • 4 • 5 • All of them

8. 5. Who spent the most time in prison? • Clarence Norris • Heywood Patterson • Ozzie Powell • Ruby Bates

9. 6. What event started the Scottsboro tragedy on the train? 1. The white boys told the African-American boys to get off the train. 2. The African-American boys threw the white boys off the train. 3. Awhite woman accused the boys of rape. 4. There were too many homeless people on the train. 5. The Great Depression 6. Segregation laws I think the answer is ____ because_________.

10. 7. Which of the following had the biggest negative impact on Alabama during the 1930s? 1. Many people were unemployed. 2. There were increasing conflicts between social classes and racial classes. 3. Families were disintegrating. 4. The number of homeless people was increasing. I think the answer is ____ because_________.

11. 8. Who was mostly to blame for this tragedy? • The people of Alabama. • Heywood Patterson. • Victoria Price. • The boy who stepped on Patterson’s hand. I think the answer is ____ because_________.

12. 9. Which statement most impacted the outcome of 2ndcase? 1. Ruby Bates’ testimony worked against the boys. 2. The Jury and audience viewed all white women as pure Southern ladies who are to be protected. 3. Their lawyer was from the North who defended bad guys. 4. Their lawyer was Jewish. 5. Their lawyer was hired by communists. 6. The boys were African-American I think the answer is ____ because_________.

13. 10. Alabama in the 1930’s was in turmoil because… 11. The citizens of Paint Rock, Alabama were prejudice because…. 12. This incident impacted________ the most because… 13. One example of injusticein the Scottsboro case was_________because…

14. 14. Sam Liebowitz defending the boys was a bad endeavorbecause… 15. The Scottsboro trial was controversialbecause… 16. _________was not being rational because… 17. _______had compassion for the boys because… 18. ______ wasn’t tolerant because…

15. 19. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the guilty verdict in the third trial because: 1. The prosecutor's office added names to the jury list after the trial. 2. Sam Liebowitz argued that the accusers had lied. 3. The jury was not well educated. 4. The defendants were denied equal protection under the law.

16. 20. Who was most responsible for finally clearing the record of the Scottsboro boys? Defend your answer. 1. Sam Liebowitz. 2. Clarence Norris. 3. Judge Horton. 4. The communist party. 5. The governor of Alabama (George Wallace) What was the year when he finally cleared his name? How many years from the date of the incident until his name was cleared?