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Scottsboro Boys Collection of Trial Material Relating to Clarence Norris and Haywood Patterson. ... (Total: 3 Items)
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Scottsboro Boys Collection of Trial Material Relating to Clarence Norris and Haywood Patterson. Three boxes of assorted material relating to the trails of Clarence Norris and Haywood Patterson, two of the nine Scottsboro Boys accused of raping two white women in Alabama in 1931. Results from the Scottsboro trials mark a landmark in racism and the right to trial in the American legal system. The boys faced lynch mobs, an all-white jury, rushed trials, and protests. Although all nine boys received the death penalty, none were executed, and several later had paroles and pardons granted. Includes:Box One: Clarence Norris Vs State of Alabama. Supreme Court of Alabama Transcript of Record. 675 pages, 8" x 10.5", Morgan County, Alabama; circa 1931-1933. This transcript encompasses his original indictment, death penalty charges, and request for appeal in Alabama in 1931. [Together with]:
Box Two: Haywood Patterson Vs State of Alabama. Supreme Court of Alabama Transcript of Record. 787 pages, 8" x 10.5", Morgan County, Alabama; circa 1931-1933. This transcript also encompasses his original indictment, death penalty charges, and request for appeal in Alabama in 1931. Ownership signature to front wrapper reads, "Joseph H. Brodsky." Joseph Brodsky was one of Patterson's lead attorneys. He used these very transcripts to appeal the wrongful conviction in this landmark case and tragic miscarriage of justice. [And]:
Box Three: Brief of Appellants for the Supreme Court of Alabama against Haywood Patterson and Clarence Norris. 144 pages, 8" x 10.5", Alabama; circa 1930s. Also includes two partial typed transcripts, probably from the original manuscript made in court. The first is titled, "The Supreme Court of Alabama October Term, 1931-1932. Haywood Patterson v. State of Alabama, Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court." 18 stapled pages. The second is titled, "The Supreme Court of Alabama October Term, 1931-1932. Clarence Norris v. State of Alabama, Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court." 10 stapled pages. These particular cases involving Clarence Norris and Haywood Patterson are notable for fighting the selection of an all-white jury and pointing out the racial prejudice inherent in this system. Their cases were taken to the Supreme Court and actually were reversed on the "grounds that evidence proved African-American were unlawfully excluded from the jury" and remains the case to solidify all-white juries as unconstitutional.
Condition: One page from the stapled transcript has detached, with loss at upper right corner. Bound transcript records toned with thumbsoiling. The spine of the Patterson transcript is chipped in places, with early tape repair to front board. Overall, very good.
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2022 October 19 Historic African Americana Signature® Auction #6248 (go to Auction Home page)
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