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Alabama Senate votes for Scottsboro Boys pardon

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State Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, announces on Feb. 4 in Montgomery the introduction of legislation that would allow posthumous pardons for the Scottsboro Boys. Watching is Sheila Washington, founder of the Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center in Scottsboro.

MONTGOMERY (AP) — The Alabama Senate has approved legislation to allow posthumous pardons for the Scottsboro Boys.

The Senate voted 29-0 today for the legislation sponsored by Republican Sen. Arthur Orr of Decatur. The bill now goes to the House for what Orr predicts will be a similar vote.

The Scottsboro Boys were nine young black men accused of raping two white women aboard a train in north Alabama in 1931. One of the women later recanted her story. One of the Scottsboro Boys got a pardon before dying, but the other eight didn't. Orr said the Legislature can't change history, but it can change state law to allow the parole board to issue posthumous pardons.

An exhibit on the Scottsboro Boys is on display at the Carnegie Visual Arts Center through March 30.

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