The Scottsboro Case is really one for the history books. This is what I think initially sparked out interest on the topic. Why had we not heard about the before? It seemed like such a big deal in the fight towards equality. Hearing our teacher speak about it for the first time while discussing possible topics for this years theme made us eager and hungry to learn more about it. Although there were other topics that had interested us, we were really very curious about this case and wanted to know just exactly what happened.
When we began our research we started out online looking for different websites so we could get more of an insight to the whole case, and just exactly what happened. From there we took a trip to 2 local libraries in our area and picked up a couple books pertaining to the case itself, and some history of the surrounding areas of the trial during the same time period of when it took place. Although we already had a lot of the information about the case, we found more details about it in there that was useful to getting a better understanding of it all. We finished out our research with looking up many newspaper articles spread out over the years of he case. These were the most helpful to us because nothing told us about how it actually was then more than an actual document talking about it during it.
We decided to do a website because we felt it would be the most efficient way to do it without having to get together every time to work on it. So if someone had an idea about what to put on it, they could simply log on an add it. With butting schedules, this just seemed like the best way. It also gave room for a lot of creative freedom. We divided the project up in sections to each girl in our group, and collaborated on what would go onto each page, and how it was set up.
This case relates to the theme “Turning Points in History,” in many ways. The Scottsboro Boys case went to the United States Supreme Court twice and established the principles that, in the United States, criminal defendants are entitled to effective assistance of counsel and that people may not be excluded from juries because of their race. It was also a big step in the fight for equal rights, even though they still had quite a ways to go from there. It also brought much attention to the South and made many realize how substandard their views on racism were.
When we began our research we started out online looking for different websites so we could get more of an insight to the whole case, and just exactly what happened. From there we took a trip to 2 local libraries in our area and picked up a couple books pertaining to the case itself, and some history of the surrounding areas of the trial during the same time period of when it took place. Although we already had a lot of the information about the case, we found more details about it in there that was useful to getting a better understanding of it all. We finished out our research with looking up many newspaper articles spread out over the years of he case. These were the most helpful to us because nothing told us about how it actually was then more than an actual document talking about it during it.
We decided to do a website because we felt it would be the most efficient way to do it without having to get together every time to work on it. So if someone had an idea about what to put on it, they could simply log on an add it. With butting schedules, this just seemed like the best way. It also gave room for a lot of creative freedom. We divided the project up in sections to each girl in our group, and collaborated on what would go onto each page, and how it was set up.
This case relates to the theme “Turning Points in History,” in many ways. The Scottsboro Boys case went to the United States Supreme Court twice and established the principles that, in the United States, criminal defendants are entitled to effective assistance of counsel and that people may not be excluded from juries because of their race. It was also a big step in the fight for equal rights, even though they still had quite a ways to go from there. It also brought much attention to the South and made many realize how substandard their views on racism were.