Photos: The Scottsboro Boys
MARCH 20, 1931, Alabama, USA --- Fearing a mob lynching, Alabama Governor B.M. Miller called the National Guard to the Scottsboro jail to protect the young black men who are accused of raping two white women. From left to right, the accused are: Clarence Norris, Olen Montgomery, Andy Wright, Willie Roberson, Ozie Powell, Eugene Williams, Charlie Weems, Roy Wright, and Haywood Patterson. | Location: Scottsboro, Alabama, USA. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS
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The Scottsboro Boys (Hover)