Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center
The Scottsboro Boys Museum & Cultural Center is located at 428 West Willow Street, Scottsboro, Alabama. Its goal is "to bring honor and dignity to the lives and cases of nine black teenagers accused of raping two white women while traveling through Jackson County on a train in 1931."[1] It is located in the former Joyce Chapel United Methodist Church, an African-American church, which because of declining attendance closed in 2009. It is the oldest surviving African-American church in the county.[1]
The museum opened in 2010. Museum founder Sheila Washington had been collecting items related to the Scottsboro Boys for ten years. Exhibits include: "a large metal table from the 'bull pen,' the Scottsboro Boys' cell in the Jackson County Jail; a jury chair used in the Scottsboro trials; stamps sold in the 1930s to raise funds for the boys' defense; 1930s newspaper articles; and photos of the trials, including many hidden from public view for decades." It also includes local scrapbooks.[2]
References
- ^ a b "About Us". Scottsboro Boys Museum & Cultural Center. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ "Visit". Scottsboro Boys Museum & Cultural Center. 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2019.