ANDY: Point is, we saw all kinda faces c...
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At this point in the story, the Scottsboro Boys have been in prison for five years as appeals to their convictions for gang rape while riding a freight train (despite medical evidence that no rape, nor even sexual activity, occurred during that time period) are slogging their way up through the judicial system to the U.S. Supreme Court, then back for re-trials, re-convictions, re-appeals…during which time the original lawyers on both sides and leaders of groups rallying for their release have
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ANDY: Point is, we saw all kinda faces come and go. Even the prosecutor – who get elected lieutenant governor but still keep on the case! – even he, one day, up and died. Six years in, seem like all the faces had changed.
LEROY: 'Cept ours.
CLARENCE: Got that right.
ANDY: No, actually, yours too, little brother! And Eugene's! The two of you sproutin'
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