Alabama
Blount County
Bill Wilson was convicted of the 1912 murder of his wife and child. He was exonerated in 1918 when they were both found living in Indiana.
Jackson County
The Scottsboro Boys were nine black juveniles convicted of an alleged 1931 rape of a white girl. Some were later exonerated.
Read more about this topic: Overturned Convictions In The United States
Famous quotes containing the word alabama:
“Oh! Susanna, do not cry for me;
I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee.”
—Stephen Collins Foster (1826–1864)
“While over Alabama earth
These words are gently spoken:
Serve—and hate will die unborn.
Love—and chains are broken.”
—Langston Hughes (20th century)