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Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The term is most often defined in criminal law...
Timeline of Events
1862
11.5.1862
Indian Wars: In Minnesota, 303 Dakota warriors are found guilty of rape and murder of whites and are sentenced to hang. 38 are ultimately executed and the others reprieved.
1931
3.25.1931
The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape.
1937
7.24.1937
Alabama drops rape charges against the so-called "Scottsboro Boys".