Haywood Patterson Is it easier to blame a black man for a rape rather than a white man and get away with it? The answer is yes, that is why the Scottsboro trial lasted so long for Haywood Patterson because the black man was apparently not credible. The court full of white men and women who were prejudice to color, were the only people to judge the truth of a case for an accused black rapist. Going into that courtroom is unimaginable because of the biased jury, how is Haywood Patterson supposed to triumph in the case? Haywood Patterson, a black man, was accused by two prostitutes of rape on a train, showing no sign of rape, and no sign of remorse in court, he is in no way a rapist. Admittedly, Patterson committed a crime by illegally hoboing.
