How Did Women Shape the Discourse and Further Interracial Cooperation in the Worldwide Mass Movement to "Free the Scottsboro Boys?"
Scottsboro Participants
NOTE: Sources differ on basic facts, including ages, hometowns and spelling of names. Expect to see "Heywood," "Olin," and "Jennie Patterson," among other variants. Document introductory text will use the spelling contained in the accompanying document.
DEFENDANTS
Age
Home
Years Served
Olen Montgomery
17
Monroe, GA
6 1/4
Clarence Norris
19
Molina, GA
15 1/2
Haywood Patterson
19
Chattanooga, TN
17 1/4
Ozzie Powell
16
Georgia
15 1/2
Willie Roberson
16
Georgia
6 1/4
Charlie Weems
20
Riverdale, GA
13 2/3
Eugene Williams
15
Chattanooga, TN
6 1/4
Andy Wright
19
Chattanooga, TN
19 1/4
LeRoy Wright
13
Chattanooga, TN
6 1/4
ACCUSERS
Ruby Bates
17
Huntsville, AL
Victoria Price
20
Huntsville, AL
WITNESSES
Lester Carter
Huntsville, AL
Orville Gilley
Chattanooga, TN
MOTHERS
OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS
ACTIVE IN PROTESTSMrs. Viola Montgomery
Mrs. Ida Norris
Mrs. Janie Patterson
Father: Claude Patterson
Mrs. Josephine Powell
none for Roberson
No living Weems parents
Mrs. Mamie Williams Wilcox
Mrs. Ada Wright
Sisters: Beatrice Maddox and Elsa (or Lucille aged 9 or 10)