Today in History: March 25, 'Scottsboro Boys' are taken off train and wrongly accused
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Today in History
Today is Monday, March 25, the 85th day of 2024. There are 281 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On March 25, 1931, in the so-called "Scott
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