Upcoming events.
Travel Exhibit: Du Bois Freedom Center
The Scottsboro Boys Museum is partnering with The Du Bois Freedom Center to present the museum’s travel exhibit throughout Massachusetts and the Northeast. This collaboration brings together the rich legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois activism with the years long campaign to free the Scottsboro Boys from the jaws of inequity. We honor these two pillars of the civil rights movement by connecting their stories to spark conversation about how this history shapes democracy today #KNOWTHEIRSTORY.
95th Arrest Anniversary
The Scottsboro Boys Museum invites everyone to remember the arrests of the nine Scottsboro defendants–the event that sparked one of the most profound miscarriages of justice in the nation’s history. This program reflects on the Scottsboro nine’s lives and legacies as individuals and a collective. We will have a candle lighting ceremony in their honor. Members of non-profit Alabama Appleseed will also be joining us to provide a kay note address. This organization “confronts unjust systems through research, bridge building, and advocacy to create an Alabama that prioritizes justice and opportunity.” (Quote courtesy of alabamaappleseed.org)
Memory Wall
Visitors at The Scottsboro Boys Museum have the opportunity to leave a hand drawn tag with a sketch, reflection, writing piece, or other artistic interpretation during the month of February. This special display is presented for Black History Month in collaboration with Northeast Alabama Community College’s art department. We present this to guests as a way to honor the Scottsboro Boys and connect with the community.