Scottsboro Boys Quiz

Why were the Scottsboro Boys accused?

• They were accused of stealing.

• They were accused of fighting on a train.

• They were accused of raping two white women.

• They were accused of escaping from jail.

What was the role of the all-white jury in the Scottsboro Boys’ trial?

• They recommended freeing the boys.

• They quickly recommended the death penalty.

• They delayed the trial for years.

• They defended the boys’ innocence.

What does the phrase “wrongfully accused and convicted” mean in the Scottsboro case?

• The boys were found guilty without doing anything wrong.

• The boys escaped before the trial.

• The boys confessed to the crime.

• The boys refused to work with their lawyers.

What did Ruby Bates do that helped the Scottsboro Boys?

• She testified against them.

• She confessed that her accusation was a lie.

• She hired new lawyers for them.

• She helped them escape jail.

Who delayed the executions of the Scottsboro Boys by getting involved in the case?

• The NAACP

• The Communist Party USA

• The Alabama Supreme Court

• The Alabama Army National Guard

How did the Scottsboro Boys case help carve out a path for racial equality?

• It immediately freed all the boys.

• It changed laws to ensure fair trials for Black defendants.

• It allowed Black people to vote.

• It created new schools for African Americans.

Why was Judge Horton’s decision important?

• He sentenced all the boys to death.

• He overturned the jury’s verdict despite public outrage.

• He ignored the lack of evidence.

• He removed himself from the case.

What happened to the jury’s decision after Ruby Bates confessed to lying?

• The jury immediately freed the boys.

• The jury reduced their sentences.

• The jury still found the boys guilty.

• The jury restarted the entire trial.

What does the involvement of the Communist Party USA show about the case?

• It became a symbol of racial injustice on a national level.

• It stayed local to Alabama without outside influence.

• It only involved legal professionals in the South.

• It had no impact on the public’s view of the case.

What does the pardon in the Scottsboro Boys case symbolize?

• The legal system’s refusal to change.

• The recognition of past injustice and an effort to correct it.

• The immediate release of the Scottsboro Boys.