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Scottsboro Boys
The "Scottsboro Boys" refers to nine African American teenagers who were falsely accused of rape and was subjected to a series of trials and convictions based on flimsy evidence and racial prejudice in Alabama. The case became a landmark symbol of racial injustice and legal malfeasance in the United States. -
The Murder of Emmitt Till
Emmitt Till was a black teenager from Chicago, was visiting family in Mississippi. He was at a store where he was abducted, beaten, and shot by two white men, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, after being accused of whistling at Bryant's wife. Emmitt's body was later found in the Tallahatchie River. The men were tried in court and later confessed to the crime. Till's murder sparked outrage and became a symbol of racial injustice, playing a key role in the Civil Rights Movement.