The Jeff and Sam Show

49 - The Scottsboro Boys and Colonel Davis


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Jeff tells the infamous story of the Scottsboro Boys and how their case led to two landmark Supreme Court rulings. Sam shares the inspiring story of American hero Colonel Paris Davis.

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Jeff's sources:

  • http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_acct.html
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottsboro_Boys
  • http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_powus.html
  • https://www.aclu.org/documents/aclu-history-tragedy-scottsboro-boys
  • https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/287/45/
  • https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/the-saga-of-the-scottsboro-boys
  • https://youtu.be/ethsl1NwP-M?si=Hp1qYkOOV23G9NRz
  • Crimes of the Centuries podcast

Sam's sources:

  • https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/paris-d-davis
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Davis
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