Who were the scottsboro boys?
a. mexican americans who were illegally deported to mexico by the
u. s. government
o
b. a posse of whites who rounded up african american teenagers
and took them to jail
o
c. a group of young african americans who were unfairly tried and
convicted of crimes
o
d. a group of protestors who were members of the communist party

C. A group of young African Americans who were unfairly tried and convicted of crimes.

Explanation:

the emancipation proclamation was the aim of the war change to include the freeing of slaves in addition to preserving the union. the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery in the u.s. was passed on december 6th 1865.

as promised, lincoln waited to unveil the proclamation until he could do so with success from the union military advance. on september 22nd 1862, after a victory at antietam, he publicly announced a preliminary emancipation proclamation, declaring all slaves free in the rebellious states as of january 1st 1863.