Episode 119 The Scottsboro Boys

Published: Jan. 16, 2023, 7:59 a.m.

b'In November 2012, the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles pardoned three black men who had been wrongly convicted of assaulting two white women in 1931. They were the last of nine young men associated with the case to have their convictions officially cleared from the record. Their arrest and the trials that followed served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.\\n\\xa0\\nWant more Southern Mysteries?\\xa0\\nHear the Southern Mysteries show archive and immediately access exclusive content when you become a patron of the show.\\xa0 Join now at patreon.com/southernmysteries\\n\\xa0\\nConnect\\nWebsite: southernmysteries.comFacebook: Southern Mysteries PodcastTwitter: @southernpod_Instagram: @shannonballard_Email: southernmysteriespodcast@gmail.com\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nEpisode Sources\\nScottsboro Trials. Accessed December 14, 2022.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\u201cScottsboro Boys\\u201d Trials (1931-1937). Famous Trials by Douglas O. Linder. Accessed December 10, 2022.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nWithout Fear or Favor: Judge James Edwin Horton and the Trial of the \\u201cScottsboro Boys\\u201d By Douglas O. Linder. Accessed December 10, 2022\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nThe Saga Of The Scottsboro Boys. Accessed January 2, 2023.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nThe Scottsboro Trials: A Legal Lynching. Accessed January 2, 2023.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nThe Scottsboro Boys: Injustice in Alabama. Accessed December 15, 2022.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nEpisode Music\\nNo 7 Alone with My Thoughts by Esther Abrami. Licensed under a Creative Commons License\\nTheme Song \\u201cDark & Troubled\\u201d by Pantherburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use'