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"The Scottsboro Boys" by Jessica McBirney

Name:___________________________________
Period:___________________________________
Mrs. Clark
Across
The jury recommended the ___ penalty.
Judge who reversed the jury’s decision and mandated that the trial restart again
Two ___ women had also been riding on the train.
One of the women who accused the boys of rape and admitted it was a lie.
A ___ gathered outside the jail because they were angry about the arrest.
The execution was appealed to the Alabama Supreme ___.
The Scottsboro Boys' story inspired this novel by Harper Lee.
Setting
Eventually the case was sent to the __ __ __.
# of boys arrested
There was overwhelming evidence that the boys were ___.
A ___ broke out among the black boys and some white men.
The Scottsboro Boys ___ racial inequality.
Bates said was ___ by the police to say the boys raped her.
This amendment was passed soon after the Civil War and guarantees equal protection under the law to all people
Down
The jury was composed of all __ people.
Occurring after the death of the person
The trial was held in ___.
A trial was held just ___ ___ after the arrest.
He escaped prison in 1948.
Whites were ___ that a mob had gathered outside the jail.
The white men accused the boys of ___.
Southern states enforced laws, which promoted racial segregation
Nine black teens became know as the ___ ___.
Judge Horton's courage to do the right thing cost him his ___ in the next election.
The ___ ___ had to step in and control the crowd.
The boys rode on a freight train ___.
The two women claimed the black teenagers had ___ them.
Youngest boy
Lots of attention was given to the case by the ___.
All of the boys were ___.
Ruby Bates said the rape claim was a ___.