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“We are committed to advancing reconciliation and healing, while promoting civil rights.”
The Scottsboro Boys Museum commemorates the lives and legacy of nine young African Americans who, in the 1930s, became international symbols of race-based injustice in the American South, and celebrates the positive actions of those of all colors, creeds, and origins who have taken a stand against the tyranny of racial oppression.
The Scottsboro Boys Museum is located in historic Joyce Chapel. This building was home to the first African American church in Jackson County and has a rich history dating back to the 1800s.
The Scottsboro Boys Museum was founded in 2010 by local activist Shelia Washington. The museum is also supported by a wonderful Board of Directors. The museum went through a renovation starting in 2020 and reopened to the public in 2022. We are continuing to expand with our Outdoor Exhibit project. If you want to learn more about our mission, click the button below!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Help us celebrate Juneteenth at the museum! Our Juneteenth program will be from 10 to 11 a.m. and feature special guest Doug Jones. Afterwards, we will have food trucks, music, and festivities available outside until 2 p.m. CST. This family friendly event is FREE and open to the public but there will be limited program seating. Program seating will be first come-first serve. Please join us as a community to celebrate this day of freedom.
The museum and Scottsboro Public Library are partnering to provide an interactive way to learn about The Scottsboro Boys Case. Participants will be provided a scavenger hunt and be challenged to find the correct historical answers hidden in the museum. The participant that correctly finishes the challenge the fastest will be awarded a prize. This is a fun free and engaging way for the whole family to learn about local history!
june 19: juneteenth with doug jones
10 a.m. CST at The Scottsboro Boys Museum
june 20: fact finding hunt with Scottsboro library
Noon. CST at The Scottsboro Boys Museum
Find us on the Civil Rights Trail
The Scottsboro Boys Museum makes an ideal starting point for your journey along Alabama's Civil Rights Trail. The defendants' years of disappointment and heartaches left in its wake a somber trail; but it was a path that helped clarify many of the tactics and strategies which would benefit later civil rights struggles.
