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Crimes of the Centuries

S1 Ep15: The Landmark Case of the Scottsboro Boys

Crimes of the Centuries

Amber Hunt and Audioboom

History, Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.74K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In 1932, a group of white men rushed to police to report a group of Black men had roughed them up on as they sneaked a ride on a train. Authorities soon descended and soon even more heinous allegations were lodged: Two women on the train said the group of nine young men had sexually assaulted them. Outraged citizens demanded justice. The rush to try the so-called "Scottsboro Boys" in Alabama led to legal landmark cases that are still cited today.

"Crimes of the Centuries" is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Maybe your stamps are on the table next to the birthday card you forgot to send.

0:03.9

Or in that random drawer full of pens, pennies and paperclips.

0:07.9

Or stuck to your fridge behind a do-list and a magnet from Malaga.

0:11.3

Or maybe just maybe, then neatly placed in a completely sensible spot.

0:16.2

After the 31st of January 2023, regular stamps without a barcode will no longer be valid.

0:21.5

So if you know where your old ones are, this is your last chance to use them up.

0:25.1

Or you can swap them.

0:26.4

For more info visit RoyalMail.com slash barcoded stamps.

0:36.4

Some crimes are so heartbreaking or shocking that they earn the label crime of the century.

0:44.6

But the stories that made headlines and decades passed aren't necessarily remembered today.

0:52.5

I'm Amber Hunt, a journalist and author.

0:56.2

And in each episode of this show, I'll examine a case that's maybe lesser known today,

1:01.9

but was huge when it happened.

1:05.2

This is crimes of the centuries.

1:08.4

A group of breathless teenagers, some bruised and covered in dust, had come to paint rock

1:25.0

Alabama with an incredible story.

1:27.9

They said they'd been aboard a southern railroad freight train when all of a sudden, a different

1:33.0

group of boys ruthlessly picked a fight over powering them with guns and knives and even

1:38.5

physically throwing some of them off the moving train.

1:42.5

Under different circumstances, this tale might not have garnered much attention because

1:47.2

the complaining teens had been stole ways on the train and the other group had been too.

1:52.3

So this was basically a fight between two groups of hobos catching illegal rides for free

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