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WorksheetsScottsboro Trial
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 27mins
Which author wrote a book that was inspired by the Scottsboro Trial?
Nikki Giovanni
Harper Lee
Maya Angelou
Lorraine Hansberry
Why did the US Supreme Court overturn the conviction of the Scottsboro boys in November 1932?
The conviction was overturned because their lawyer and the amount of time the boys were given to prepare their case was not good enough.
The conviction was overturned because the lawyer told them to plead guilty.
The conviction was overturned because the boys admitted to committing the crime.
Which of the Scottsboro boys was put on trial first?
Ezie Powell
Clarence Norris
Haywood Patterson
Olen Montgomery
How many days did the first Scottsboro trial last?
3
4
2
5
Which of the following organizations took interest in the Scottsboro case after the first trial? (There are two correct answers for this question.)
The Communist Party
NAACP
The US Navy
The Black Panther Party
Why did the Supreme Court overturn the convictions in April 1935?
The Supreme Court overturned the convictions because Alabama intentionally excluded Black people from sitting on any juries.
The Supreme Court overturned the convictions because White Alabamians threatened to kill the Scottsboro boys.
The Supreme Court overturned the convictions because Samuel Leibowitz asked them to.
Which of the following words would be used to describe Victoria Price? (There are two correct answers for this question.)
tough
quiet
fiesty
gentle
What kind of relationship did Ruby Bates and Victoria Price have?
The two women didn't know each other before the incident on the train.
Victoria Price was the leader and Ruby Bates followed her.
Ruby Bates was the leader and Victoria Price followed her.
The two women lived in the same apartment, but barely spoke to each other.
Why did Victoria Price and Ruby Bates lie about being raped on the train?
They lied because they feared they would get fired from their job at the mill.
They lied because the group of white men on the train asked them to.
They lied because they didn't want to get arrested for vagrancy.
Which of the following was NOT an issue faced by the state of Alabama in the 1930s?
unemployment
racism
segregation
poor education
