Scottsboro Trial (in relation to

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…also accused of raping a young woman of about the same age, and in the same situation. In both, the accusers were white women, and the defendants African American men. The two cases both occurred in Alabama, and in both instances, the charge was rape. Harper Lee compares the two because she wants you to realize that racial diversity can be a crucial situation no matter who you are, or what race you belong to.