Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
2000
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Synopsis
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 on the day prior to the "rape"). The case was one of the first that shined a spotlight on what many called the "legal lynchings" that occurred in the South whenever blacks were accused of crimes, especially against whites and most especially against white women.
Key facts
Original language
English
Production companies
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Setting
Alabama
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Festival History
- Academy Awards 2001 academy_award
- Sundance Film Festival 2000 generic
