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Compare And Contrast The Scottsboro Boys And Jim Crow Laws

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Jim Crow/Jim crow laws- the Jim Crow laws affected all of the United States. Events such as, anti-black riots, affected African Americans more drastically than other people obviously; other developments, such as wars involving the American military, were universal. But universal events did not result in universal experiences. (in simpler words, the Jim Crow laws were state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in Southern United States. Enacted after the Reconstruction period, these laws continued in force until 1965.) Scottsboro Boys- The scottsboro were 9 young black boys. They were falsely accused of raping 2 white woman on board a train near Scottsboro, Alabama 1931. They were convicted and actually facing execution. The case
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