Two Driving Factors In The Wrongful Scottsboro Trial
After reading and viewing the racism pieces, I conclude that a want for structure and a need to be dominant were two driving factors in the wrongful Scottsboro trials. Many white people during the Great Depression wanted the world to be black and white, but the problem is that the world exists in vibrant colors. White people during the Great Depression lacked the structure that they wanted, which was a reason behind their racist actions (Routledge). These people served on juries and decided that the Scottsboro boys were guilty despite no substantial evidence (Anderson). The white people on the jury that declared the Scottsboro boys guilty, may have done this because of a need to be dominant. Humans want to have power, and one way for humans