November 25, 2013
Haywood Patterson and two other members of the Scottsboro Boys, who were falsely accused of raping two white women in 1931, recently received posthumous pardons. A photo exhibit of Patterson's trial is on display at Jackson State University.
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For his alleged participation in raping two white women, prosecutors apparently wanted 17-year-old Haywood Patterson to stand trial first "because he has the blackest skin, the wickedest gleam in his …
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