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Scottsboro an American tragedy

In 1931, two white women stepped from a boxcar in Paint Rock, Alabama to make a shocking accusation: they had been raped by nine black teenagers on a train. So began one of the most significant legal fights of the twentieth century. The trials of the nine young men would draw North and South into their sharpest conflict since the Civil War, yield two momentous Supreme Court decisions and give birth to the civil rights movement.

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  • "American experience"@en
  • "American tragedy"@en
  • "Scottsboro boys"@en

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  • "In 1931, two white women stepped from a boxcar in Paint Rock, Alabama to make a shocking accusation: they had been raped by nine black teenagers on a train. So began one of the most significant legal fights of the twentieth century. The trials of the nine young men would draw North and South into their sharpest conflict since the Civil War, yield two momentous Supreme Court decisions and give birth to the civil rights movement."@en
  • "In March of 1931, two white women stepped off a train in Paint Rock, Alabama, and accused nine black teenage passengers of gang rape. So began the Scottsboro case, one of the 20th century's most fiery legal battles. This episode of American Experience chronicles the case, which generated what many view as the most divisive regional conflict since the Civil War, led to momentous Supreme Court decisions, and helped give birth to the civil rights movement. Distributed by PBS Distribution. (90 minutes)."@en
  • ""In March 1931, two white women stepped from a box car in Paint Rock, Alabama to make a shocking accusation: they had been raped by nine black teenagers on the train. So began one of the most significant legal fights of the 20th century. The trial of the nine falsely accused teens would draw North and South into their sharpest conflict since the Civil War, yield two momentous Supreme Court decisions and give birth to the civil rights movement."--Container."
  • "In March 1931, two white women stepped from a box car in Paint Rock, Alabama to make a shocking accusation: they had been raped by nine black teenagers on the train. So began one of the most significant legal fights of the 20th century. The trial of the nine falsely accused teens would draw North and South into their sharpest conflict since the Civil War, yield two momentous Supreme Court decisions and give birth to the civil rights movement."
  • ""The landmark set of legal cases from this incident dealt with racism and the right to a fair trial. The case included a frameup, an all-white jury, rushed trials, an attempted lynching, and an angry mob; it is frequently given as an example of an overall miscarriage of justice."--Wikipedia"
  • "The civil rights case in 1930's America that divided citizens on the South's treatment of its black population. In 1931, 9 black men were tried in Alabama for rapeing two white women."
  • ""In March 1931, two white women stepped from a boxcar in Paint Rock, Alabama to make a shocking accusation: they had been raped by nine black teenagers on the train. So began one of the most significant legal fights of the twentieth century. The trials of the nine young men would draw North and South into their sharpest conflict since the Civil War, yield two momentous Supreme Court decisions and give birth to the civil rights movement."--Container."
  • "In 1931, two white women stepped from a boxcar in Paint Rock, Alabama, to make a shocking accusation: they had been raped by nine black teenagers on the train. The trials of the nine young men would draw North and South into their sharpest conflict since the Civil War, yield two momentous Supreme Court decisions and give birth to the civil rights movement."

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  • "History"@en
  • "History"
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  • "Documentary television programs"
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  • "Scottsboro an American tragedy"
  • "Scottsboro an American tragedy"@en
  • "Scottsboro: an American tragedy"
  • "Scottsboro : an American tragedy ; the case that sparked the civil rights movement"
  • "Scottsboro : an American tragedy"
  • "Scottsboro: An American Tragedy"@en
  • "Scottsboro An American tragedy"@en

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