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Details the 1931 trial of nine African American youths who were accused of raping two white women on a train after a dispute with other white riders. ...

In 1931, nine black teenagers were arrested in Alabama. The young men were accused of crimes they did not commit, including rape. This unjust arrest led to ...

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A vivid account of the Scottsboro Boys case-the alleged crimes, their legal aftermath, and their immediate and enduring social significance. ...

Describes how nine young men arrested in Alabama struggled to prove their innocence, after being convicted of rape and held in prison for many years. ...

Scottsboro tells the riveting story of one of this country's most famous and controversial court cases and a tragic and revealing chapter in the history of ...

"A rich and compelling narrative, as taut and suspenseful as good fiction. In places, Stories of Scottsboro is almost heartbreaking, not least because Good ...

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Examines the individuals and the issues involved in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case which affirmed the right of an accused person to effective legal r ...

How one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in the United States continues to haunt the nation's racial psyche In 1931, nine black youths were charged ...

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Presents 118 linoleum prints that tell the story of the controversial 1931 Scottsboro case in which nine young black men were convicted of rape and then ei ...

A powerful novel about race, class, sex, and a lie that refused to die. Alabama, 1931. A posse stops a freight train and arrests nine black youths. Their c ...

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Jordan Berman would love to be in love, but that’s easier said than done. So until he meets Mr. Right, he wards off lonely nights with his trio of close ...

Presents 118 linoleum prints that tell the story of the controversial 1931 Scottsboro case in which nine young black men were convicted of rape and then ei ...

Typescript, dated Apr. 24, 1997. Lacks music. Heavily marked with colored ink and highlighter by the videographer. Used by The New York Public Library's Th ...

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