Ministerial association in Scottsboro case…Members of the Ministerial Association of Decatur, Alabama, are seen here as they prepared facts in connection with the famous Scottsboro case, being tried in Decatur. Left to right, seated: C.M. Tyndal, Pastor of the Ninth Street Methodist Church; Ernest N. Hart, Pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church; and J.E. Berkstresser, Pastor of the First Baptist Church. Standing, left to right: W.F. Price, Pastor of First Methodist Church; J.D. Pickens, Pastor of Southside Baptist Church; S.L. Lulin, Pastor of Moulton Heights Baptist Church; Arthur H. Nabors, Pastor of Central Methodist Church; V.A. Gordon, Pastor Presbyterian Church; James Allen Smith, Pastor of Central Baptist Church; and J.U. Wallace, pastor of First Presbyterian Church. (Photo by © Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

UNITED STATES – APRIL 12: Scottsboro Case – Samuel Leibowitz (right) in a conference on the Scottsboro case with William H. Davis (left). Harlem editor, Bill Robinson., (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

UNITED STATES – JULY 26: Scottsboro Case – Attorney Samuel Leibowitz in his office (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

UNITED STATES – DECEMBER 07: Wildly cheering, 3,000 men, women and children gather at Pennsylvania Station to greet Samuel Leibowitz, defender of the Scottsboro boys. The crowd hoists Leibowitz on their shoulders in tumultuous reception. Leibowitz declared case would be carried to Supreme Court. (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

Scottsboro Case – Crowd outside Pennsylvania Station wait to see Scottsboro boys. (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

UNITED STATES – NOVEMBER 08: Demonstration on behalf of Scottsboro boys in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court, by a vote of 7-2 reverses the convictions of the Scottsboro boys in Powell vs Alabama. Grounds for reversal are that Alabama failed to provide adequate assistance of counsel as required by the due process clause of the 14th Amendment. (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

UNITED STATES – APRIL 25: Scottsboro Case – Hooded figure representing Judge W.W. Callahan, who imposed the death penalty, is led along Lenox Avenue by Leroy Cooper, 13, in the third anniversary of the arrest of Scottsboro boys. (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

UNITED STATES – MAY 01: Scottsboro Case – In this car rode five mothers of the Scottsboro Boys. In the rear are (l to r) Mrs. Montgomery, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Patterson. Center: Mrs. Norris, Ruby Bates, “attack” victim; Mrs. Powell. Mother Bloor front left. (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

UNITED STATES – MAY 18: Event For The Release Of Accused Of Scottsboro 1933 (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

UNITED STATES – JULY 26: Scottsboro Case – A crowd of 2,000 cheering men and women welcomed the four freed Scottsboro boys as they arrived in Pennsylvania Station. Scores of police had a difficult time keeping order. One of the four, Olin Montgomery (in overalls at right), has a path cleared for him. The enthusiastic crowd fought wildly to get near its heroes. (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

UNITED STATES – JULY 26: Scottsboro boys Olen Montgomery and Willie Roberson on a train en route to New York. (Photo by Charles Hoff/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

UNITED STATES – JULY 25: After the four Scottsboro boys were liberated, two (L to R) Roy Wright and Eugene Williams are shown looking out of the train window on their arrival in New York. (Photo by Charles Hoff/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

UNITED STATES – JULY 26: Scottsboro Case – Olen Montgomery, Eugene Williams, Willie Roberson, and Roy Wright on the train en route to New York. (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

UNITED STATES – JULY 26: Scottsboro Case – Roy Wright, Willie Roberson, Olen Montgomery, and Eugene Williams dining on the train en route to New York. (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

UNITED STATES – JULY 26: Scottsboro Case – Attorney Samuel Leibowitz shows the Scottsboro boys the Statue of Liberty from his office. (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

UNITED STATES – JULY 29: Scottsboro Case – The four freed Scottsboro boys with their counsel Samuel Leibowitz wave to the crowd from the stage. (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)