Shelia Washington Dies at 61; Helped Exonerate Scottsboro Boys. Washington, Shelia (1960-2021), Deaths (Obituaries), Black People, Blacks, Civil Rights Movement (1954-68), Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center (Scottsboro, Ala), ALABAMA, False Arrests, Convictions and Imprisonments, Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons