Powell vs Alabama summery

In the state of Alabama nine black men got onto a train along with seven white men and two white women. A fight broke out amongst the white men and all the white men except one was thrown off teh train. The white women later accused the nine black men of rape. Later though one of the women pulled back her statement of saying they raped her. In a matter of one day trails eight of the nine men were given the death penilty. Roy Wright was not condemned. They defendants were only able to see their lawyers right before the trial began so they had little time to plan a defense. They lost teh case due to no real legal council.