Scottsboro : an American tragedy / produced by Daniel Anker and Barak Goodman ; written and directed by Barak Goodman ; WGBH Boston.

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"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 Sout...

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Corporate Authors: PBS Home Video, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
Other Authors: Anker, Daniel, Goodman, Barak, Braugher, Andre
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, [2005]
Edition:[Full screen].
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931.
Trials (Rape) > Alabama > Scottsboro.
Documentary television programs.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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"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.
Note:Originally presented on the PBS program American experience in 2002.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CO5 D0068271 VideoDVD
KF224.S34 S363 2005 VideoDVD
Audience:
Rating: Not rated.
ISBN:0793691109
9780793691104
Credits:Cinematographer, Buddy Squires ; editor, Jean Tsien ; music, Edward Bilous.
System Details:DVD, region 1, full screen; stereo.
Participant or Performer:
Narrator, André Braugher.