Trivia Question of the Day

Justice, American Style

Do you know about this historical racial injustice?

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Ed. note: Welcome to our latest daily feature, a legal trivia question of the day. We know you lawyerly types are, at heart, type-A personalities that thrive on learning random bits of (mostly) useless trivia. Enjoy!

In 1976, Clarence Norris was pardoned by Governor George Wallace for a 1931 rape conviction. Norris was arrested for an incident on a railroad in 1931 along with 8 other African-Americans, who were collectively known in the media as what?

Hint: The nine African American youths who were falsely accused began a legal saga that would highlight racial issues in the country and go all the way to the Supreme Court.

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Answer: The Scottsboro Boys.

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