CEOTA’s mission is to preserve, educate, inform, promote and share the heritage, stories, and structures of the “Old Town” neighborhood in Decatur, Alabama. Early Old Town was home to mayors, councilmen, physicians, and some of the oldest congregations in the city of Decatur, Alabama. Phase 1 of the Museum is underway now and will involve renovation of the boarding house where one rape accuser, Ruby Mays, stayed during the trials. Learn more about the Scottsboro Boys CEOTA Civil Rights Museum here.