The Scottsboro Trials, Brown v. Mississippi, and trial of Tom Robinson

The Scottsboro Trials, embrown v. Mississippi, and trial of Tom Robinson in Harper Lees To gobble up a MockingbirdThe purpose of this essay is to equal three very similar cases, the Scottsboro Trials, Brown v. Mississippi, and the fictional trial of Tom Robinson in Harper Lees To kill a Mockingbird and to leaven why the defendant of the third trial never had a chance. Each took built in bed in the rural South in the 1920s and 30s and involved the unfair conviction of young black males by all-white juries pressured by the threat of mob violence. Each lacked the evidence sufficient for conviction, most especially for the destruction penalty. Last, heroes emerged from each trial and made small but solid steps towards equal justice for all. ROOSEVELT IS ASKED TO INTERVENE TO PROTECT SCOTTSBORO NEGROES Warning of Massacre of Seven Prisoners and Their Lawyers at Decatur (Ala.) speak to Today, Defense Counsel Wire President a Plea to Obtain State Troops (Linder), reads a headline from the New York Times on November 20, 1933. The cardinal Scottsboro boys accused of rape and their attorneys were scared to conclusion, but the government did not seem to acknowledge their danger. The article also mentions Pattersons previous trial where Circuit say Horton, presiding, took judicial notice of incipient mob action to lynch defendants and attorneys by ordering soldiers in open court to shoot if necessary to preserve the quietude (Linder). On March 25, 1931, Victoria Price, a known prostitute, and Ruby Bates accused ball club Negroes of raping them on a train in Northern Alabama. The trial took dimension in Scottsboro, amid much anti-black sentiment. An all white jury sentenced eight of the nine to death, despite the fact that one was blind and one could... ... about an ordinary hero, person who merely did his job, and stood up to adversity, despite the cost to his career, himself and his family. These should not have been exceptional tasks, but the soci ety that surrounded them caused them to stand out. Guilty or innocent, the Negro whilehood did not stand a chance in the Depression Era rural South. Works CitedCortner, Richard C. A Scottsboro Case in Mississippi. Jackson, MS University Press of Mississippi, 1986. Lee, Harper. To Kill A Mockingbird. New York Time Warner, 1982. Linder, Douglas O. The Later Scottsboro Trials (1933-1937). 9 March 2002 To Kill a Mockingbird Then and Now. 31 July 1997. Think Quest. 10 March 2002 The Scottsboro Trials, Brown v. Mississippi, and trial of Tom Robinson The Scottsboro Trials, Brown v. Mississippi, and trial of Tom Robinson in Harper Lees To Kill a MockingbirdThe purpose of this essay is to equivalence three very similar cases, the Scottsboro Trials, Brown v. Mississippi, and the fictional trial of Tom Robinson in Harper Lees To Kill a Mockingbird and to provoke why the defendant of the third trial never had a chance. Each took p lace in the rural South in the 1920s and 30s and involved the unfair conviction of young black males by all-white juries pressured by the threat of mob violence. Each lacked the evidence sufficient for conviction, most especially for the death penalty. Last, heroes emerged from each trial and made small but solid steps towards equal justice for all. ROOSEVELT IS ASKED TO INTERVENE TO PROTECT SCOTTSBORO NEGROES Warning of Massacre of Seven Prisoners and Their Lawyers at Decatur (Ala.) chat up Today, Defense Counsel Wire President a Plea to Obtain State Troops (Linder), reads a headline from the New York Times on November 20, 1933. The nine Scottsboro boys accused of rape and their attorneys were scared to death, but the government did not seem to acknowledge their danger. The article also mentions Pattersons previous trial where Circuit assay Horton, presiding, took judicial notice of incipient mob action to lynch defendants and attorneys by ordering soldiers in open court to s hoot if necessary to preserve the cessation (Linder). On March 25, 1931, Victoria Price, a known prostitute, and Ruby Bates accused nine Negroes of raping them on a train in Northern Alabama. The trial took place in Scottsboro, amid much anti-black sentiment. An all white jury sentenced eight of the nine to death, despite the fact that one was blind and one could... ... about an ordinary hero, mortal who merely did his job, and stood up to adversity, despite the cost to his career, himself and his family. These should not have been exceptional tasks, but the society that surrounded them caused them to stand out. Guilty or innocent, the Negro man did not stand a chance in the Depression Era rural South. Works CitedCortner, Richard C. A Scottsboro Case in Mississippi. Jackson, MS University Press of Mississippi, 1986. Lee, Harper. To Kill A Mockingbird. New York Time Warner, 1982. Linder, Douglas O. The Later Scottsboro Trials (1933-1937). 9 March 2002 To Kill a Mockingbird Then and Now. 31 July 1997. Think Quest. 10 March 2002