Question

. “The trial was held in Scottsboro just two weeks after the arrests, and an all-white jury quickly recommended the death penalty for eight of the nine boys, all except 13-year-old Leroy Wright” (Paragraph 5). How does the quoted sentence contribute to the development of ideas in the text?

Answer 1

Answer:

The phrase "an all-white jury" shows how unfair and biased the justice system was during the 1930s. "Racism" was the major issue in here because the men who were convicted were not judged fairly. There was not a single African American among the juries at first. The decision of death penalty was also very quick.

Explanation:

The question above is related to the "Scottboro Boys," a group of nine African American men who were wrongly accused of raping two white women.

The system was, obviously, unfair thus, a retrial was made. This time, African Americans became part of the jury. This led to a drop of the charges, but it still represented a "failure" when it comes to the justice system long time ago.