Scottsboro: An American Tragedy

Scottsboro: An American Tragedy (2000)

Released Documentary · 90 min

 

Scottsboro: An American Tragedy (2000)

Released Documentary · 90 min

 

The case that sparked the civil rights movement

A look at the infamous "Scottsboro Boys" case that occurred in Alabama in 1931, in which nine young black men were arrested, tried and quickly convicted in the rape of two white women, despite overwhelming evidence that showed their accusers had falsely accused them and the fact that one of the women later admitted that no rape had in fact occurred (although both had had sexual relations with their boyfriends... see more

The case that sparked the civil rights movement

A look at the infamous "Scottsboro Boys" case that occurred in Alabama in 1931, in which nine young black men were arrested, tried and quickly convicted in the rape of two white women, despite overwhelming evidence that showed their accusers had falsely accused them and the fact that one of the women later admitted that no rape had in fact occurred (although both had had sexual relations with their boyfriends... see more
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RELEASED
Jan 31, 2000
COUNTRY
US
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
English
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