Scottsboro Stories

Garry L. Morgan All Rights Reserved for writings, photographs and art by Garry L. Morgan.

"Let Justice be done though the heavens may fall." Judge James E Horton
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Some folks may ask, why a church for the Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center? The church and Christian values played a pivotal role in the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement and the ending of Jim Crow laws. "We shall overcome" has special meaning in our Christian Heritage. Christian Values expressed in the church brought unity in the African American Community. It brought faith that some day God would provide a way to end the suffering, bondage and the tyranny of men over an oppressed people.
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The Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center memorializes the struggles of a determined people to overcome the destructive, evil force of racism. It celebrates the positive actions of those of all colors, creeds and origins who have taken a stand against the evil tyranny of racial oppression. It stands as testimony of how faith and Christian values may "move mountains" and change lives for the betterment of our community thru education.
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Visit the museum and take the journey thru the veils of time and history. Learn the lessons of our history to "The Beginning of the Modern Civil Rights Movement" in the event our society calls, "The Scottsboro Boys Trials."
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The museum is located on 428 West Willow St., Scottsboro, Alabama in the historical Joyce Chapel, c 1878, the oldest African American standing church in Jackson County Alabama.
(written by Garry L. Morgan)
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For more information call 256-244-1310
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Recommended web sites:
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/Ftrials/scottsboro/scottsb.htm
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/scottsboro/
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http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/trials4.htm
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Scottsboro Boys (wokiwiki)
http://www.zaped.info/Scottsboro_Boys
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"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana

The cultural history of Jackson County and Scottsboro, Alabama is displayed at the "Heritage Center." The center has a wonderful geneological library which includes many slavery period documents establishing geneological backgrounds of early African-Americans in Jackson County Alabama.

References relating to Native Americans, the Civil War, African Americans, Mountain Folk and European Cultures may be found at the Center.

Sagetown is an excellent example of a reconstructed 19th century village displaying a school, blacksmith shop, mine, and pioneer living indicative of all cultures during the 19th and early 20th century period of our history.

Contact information: 256-259-2122; email heritage@scottsboro.org Link: http://www.jacksoncountychamber.com/area-information/attractions/45-scottsboro-jackson-heritage-center

Encyclopedia of Alabama about Jackson County:
http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1343

Scottsboro/Jackson County, Alabama Recreation & Entertainment: http://www.tennessee-valley.org/communities/jackson/rec_ent.html