1931 Scottsboro Boys Case part 2

A continuation from part 1

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News & Politics

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• Scottsboro
• Alabama
• civil
• rights
• court
• case

[jaytuck]

My father, New York Post journalist Jay Nelson Tuck, won the Geroge Polk Award for Journalism in 1951 for his reporting on the Scottsboro Boys. His reporting was a major factor getting them a new trial.

[messabout1]

@jaytuck You must be Jay Nelson Tuck Jr. You must be very proud of your Father's contributions.

I am a fan of your brother Travis and his art. His copper weather vanes are truly art. It was with sorrow that I heard of his passing.

thank you for adding your comment to my video.

[messabout1]

@bmorgan2814 no one talked about the event for a very long time

[messabout1]

Genny glad my video helped your understanding , study hard

[SpoonyG925]

Thanks "messabout1" for posting the video. I read the book, "Scottsboro Boys" when I was about 13 (an aunt gave it to me to read about 1970) and today, 2/20/12, I just finished reading, "Stories Of Scottsboro" by James Goodman and it was much more detailed than I remember the first book being and it included throughout and throughly exactly the sentiments of the times that you ended your video with. Again, I just wanted to say , thank you for taking the time to post the video.

Take Care

[gtimny]

The youngest boy, Roy was only 12 years old when he was arrested, not "14 or 15" as you claim yet 7 of the 12 jurors *still* voted to sentence him to death. The oldest of the others was only 19 - they were: Andy Wright,19, Clarence Norris, 19, Haywood Patterson, 18, Olen Montgomery, 17, Ozie Powell, 16, Willie Roberson, 16, Charlie Weems, 16, Eugene Williams, 13. These 8 were all sentenced to death and while none of them were executed, the last one released had served nearly 20 years in prison

[gtimny]

The town of Cullman, AL about 60 miles away, had a sign warning blacks in very blunt language to leave town before dark. This is not a "misunderstanding" or the result of the Civil War as you claim. This is fear and resentment on the part of whites toward those their forbears enslaved and mistreated for 200 years before the War. 45 years had passed since the trials when I came to the area, and nearly 40 more have passed now but the racism remains. Sad but true, and you should admit it.

[gtimny]

This is pretty objectionable. You've really soft pedaled the virulent hatred of southern whites for blacks, particularly in northeast Alabama. I was at college in Birmingham in the mid 70s and often visited friends and roommates families in Decatur, Fort Payne and Scottsboro. IMO nothing much had changed. The word "nigger" was used constantly and without embarrassment, blacks still lived across the tracks and would not have risked entering certain restaurants. (continued)

[fogcity4graphix]

Thanks for these videos.

[bmorgan2814]

I grew up in the highland area between Gadsden and the Black Creek Community just south of Scottsboro, and never knew anything about this story. I had relatives that lived in this area during this event, and I have never heard them mention it in any way. Amazing.