Scottsboro : An American Tragedy / Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.).

In 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 twentieth century. The trial of the nine falsely accused teens would draw North and...

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Online Access: Streaming video (Emerson users only)
Corporate Contributors: Films Media Group (Film distributor), Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (Production company)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),
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Genre/Form:Educational films, Internet videos
Table of Contents:
  • Scottsboro - An American Tragedy: Introduction (2:20)
  • Southern Rail Freight Train (2:41)
  • Scottsboro: Nine Prisoners (4:16)
  • Scottsboro: Two "Victims" (2:34)
  • Example in Alabama (2:57)
  • Scottsboro Trials (3:51)
  • Uncompleted Revolution (3:55)
  • Defending the Scottsboro Boys (2:34)
  • Appealing the Scottsboro Verdict (3:50)
  • Scottsboro Defandants' 2nd Trial (2:53)
  • Witness Testimony (4:27)
  • Cross Examination of Victoria Price (3:47)
  • Attack on Southern Womanhood? (3:36)
  • Defense Witnesses (2:09)
  • Defendant and Victim Testimony (3:58)
  • Closing Arguments (1:19)
  • Trial Verdict (3:28)
  • Overturning the Verdict (4:36)
  • Unified Movement (2:19)
  • Defendants' 3rd Trial (2:24)
  • Inside Kilby Prison (2:10)
  • Scottsboro Case Appealed (2:22)
  • Defendants' 4th Trial (2:53)
  • Freed Defendants (4:47)
  • Scottsboro Boys (3:39)
  • Clarence Norris (2:32)
  • Credits: Scottsboro - An American Tragedy (1:27)