The trial of the Scottsboro Boys was one outstanding example of civil rights awareness during an otherwise bleak time of

racism and violence

True

False

Answer: False

Explanation:

The trial of the Scottsboro Boys serves as an example of a botched or ill performed trial, mainly due to the fact that those who were tried were black adolesents against a white jury, court and prosecutors. Though the trial was later proved to be ill conducted and the 9 teenagers pardoned when their innocence came to light, at the time extensive appeals and new trials were required to prevent them from being sentenced to death for the false acusation of raping two white women.