The article states:
In 1937, five of the Scottsboro Nine were freed, but in a third set of trials, the other four were still found guilty. This time, one was given the death penalty. The others received long prison sentences…. In total, the Nine had spent more than 100 years behind bars for a crime that never happened.
The author's purpose for writing this passage was to __________.
A.explain why the teens were put in jail
B.explain why courts were often unfair
C.show how many times the case was appealed
D.show how unfairly the teens were treated