the supreme court reversed the conditions of several young black men for allegedly raping two white women. the case is profoundly different from powell. mr. trump is represented by a team of zealous experienced attorneys and has the resources necessary to efficiently review the discovery and investigate, and as the government points out, a great deal of dovery has already been available or is duplicative. i almost think they re trolling us at this point. this is the case that gave rise to the phrase stay woke. ledbelly, a blues singer at the time, coined the term stay woke about the scotsboro boys. the fact his team is now trying to use that case in which they were the victims of a criminal injustice system for trump is so offensive, i don t even have words for it so i m hoping you do, glenn. i have a couple words for it, joy. i was so offended the minute i read page one of trump s filing when they were asking for that
there is no time like the present especially when justice is overdue. monday, alabama legislature unveiled proposals that might finally of turn the convictions of the young men who were ranging from age 12 and 19 who were falsely accused and arrested for raping two white women in a freight train ride in alabama in 1931. the landmark case would eventually reach the supreme court and end the exclusion of black citizens from juries, but the scotsboro boys would spend their lives proving their innocence. for years it has been a blight on the legal system and time to correct the wrong, so my let ther week goes to alabama s governor. governor robert bentley, it is me, melissa. for 82 years, clarence, charlie, haywood, ozzie, and eugene and roy have been deserved to be clear officially of a crime they did not commit. given that we are in the middle
a grocery store. although four of the wilmington ten passed away, six of them saw justice in their lifetimes and unfortunately governor bentley, none of the scotsboro boys are alive today, but you have the power for history sake to take the ultimately take the final step to right the wrong that was done to these nine young innocent men so long ago. at some point, governor, justice must be serve foornd the scotsboro boys, truly no time like the present. sincerely, melissa. [ female announcer ] does your color have staying power. or just seem to fade away, day by day? don t compromise. new vidal sassoon pro series from the original salon genius. starts vibrant, stays vibrant. precision mix formula saturates each strand for 100% gray coverage. hydrablock conditioner helps fight fade out for up to 8 weeks. new vidal sassoon lets you say no to compromise and yes to vibrant color like this.
bates, one of the alleged rape victims recanted and testified for the defense. he reversal set off a year of court cases with the rape charges being dropped for five of the nine and the four convicted in the retrials. ultimately, it set up a lifetime of struggle for nine innocent young men. so if you need some encouragement, governor, to finally right this wrong, there s former alabama governor bib graves who commuted the death sentence of one of the scotsboro boys, clarence noyes, to a life in prison which was a step, and george wallace even though he was inextricably linked to segregation pardoned norris, and another small step or recent example north carolina governor bev purdue who signed pardons for the wilmington 10 who were wrongly convicted 40 years ago in the firebombing of
from her grandfather when the klan rages through alabama and shoots her husband. and the nine scotsboro boys who are rapidly convicted in 1951 of rape charges, they keep a gun this the house many in many ways, because the organizing is so dangerous. so, yes, she is a lifelong believer in self-defense, but believes in the power of organized nonviolence leading up to the montgomery bus boycott. i have been seeing you speak on this in academic circles for a long time and here it is african-american history month and two days before what would have been her 100th birthday and thank you for bringing rosa parks back to us in this country. thank you. and up next, what is going on with my governor? why louisiana s bobby jindal has me saying it again, #fbj.