Powell v. Alabama, 287 U.S. 45 (1932), is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision in which the Court reversed the convictions of nine young black teenagers for allegedly raping two white women on a freight train near Scottsboro, Alabama.
Powell v. Alabama, 287 U.S. 45 (1932), is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision in which the Court reversed the convictions of nine young black teenagers for allegedly raping two white women on a freight train near Scottsboro, Alabama.
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