1. The original reason for the Scottsboro Boys' arrest stemmed from the fact that they had been -- with whites on a freight train.
2. Only the arrival of the Alabama -- prevented a mob of angry white people from taking the black teenagers from jail and killing them.
3. The trial of Roy Wright ended in a hung jury hung jury n. slang for a hopelessly deadlocked jury in a criminal case, in which neither side is able to prevail. Usually it means there is no unanimous verdict (although in Oregon and Louisiana 10 of 12 jurors can convict or acquit). If the jury is hung the trial judge will declare a mistrial. A new trial from scratch, with a new jury panel, is required. when one juror held out for life imprisonment because of Wright's --.
4. In 1935, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Norris v. Alabama that -- had been systematically kept off Alabama juries, thus denying the Scottsboro Boys a fair trial.
5. In June 1950, Andy Wright was the last Scottsboro Boy to be --.
"Emroz Khan Is Having a Bad Day," pages 18-22
1. (d) angry. 2. (b) military spending. 3. (c) Israel. 4. (b) They are seen as corrupt and oppressive. 5. (c) refugees from Afghanistan. 6. (a) military. 7. (d) pay a bribe or kickback. 8. (a) just over half. 9. (d) almost 10 percent more than the U.S. 10. (c) less than half that in the U.S.
"Presumed Guilty," pages 26-27
1. fighting. 2. National Guard. 3. age or youth. 4. blacks or African-Americans. 5. paroled or released.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
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