Episode notes

Episode 5, The Scottsboro Boys. A series of trials, appeals, and Supreme Court rulings that greatly impacted the start of the Civil Rights Movement. If you're a history buff like my husband, you'll enjoy this in depth coverage of the Scottsboro Boys trials.

Sources:

https://famous-trials.com/scottsboroboys/1598-weemsv-state

https://famous-trials.com/scottsboroboys/1542-pat1935

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/287/45/

http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scottsboro/sb_acct.html

https://www.famous-trials.com/scottsboroboys/1601-chronology

https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/the-saga-of-the-scottsboro-boys