Haywood Patterson
Encyclopedia
Haywood Patterson was one of the Scottsboro Boys
(See Powell v. Alabama
). He was accused of raping Victoria Price and Ruby Bates. He wrote a book about his experience, Scottsboro Boy (ISBN 1597401021).
Joshua Henry
played Patterson in the original Broadway cast of The Scottsboro Boys
musical.
Scottsboro Boys
The Scottsboro Boys were nine black teenage boys accused of rape in Alabama in 1931. The landmark set of legal cases from this incident dealt with racism and the right to a fair trial...
(See Powell v. Alabama
Powell v. Alabama
Powell v. Alabama was a United States Supreme Court decision which determined that in a capital trial, the defendant must be given access to counsel upon his or her own request as part of due process.-Background of the case:...
). He was accused of raping Victoria Price and Ruby Bates. He wrote a book about his experience, Scottsboro Boy (ISBN 1597401021).
Joshua Henry
Joshua Henry
Joshua Anthony Charlton Henry is an African-American actor of stage and screen. He is best known for portraying Haywood Patterson in Kander and Ebb's 2010 musical The Scottsboro Boys, for which he received a Tony Award nomination...
played Patterson in the original Broadway cast of The Scottsboro Boys
The Scottsboro Boys (musical)
The Scottsboro Boys is a musical with a book by David Thompson, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. Based on the Scottsboro Boys trial, the musical is one of the last collaborations between Kander and Ebb prior to the latter's death...
musical.
Resources
- "Long Journey." Time Magazine Published 10 July 1950. Accessed 30 Apr. 2008.