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In March 1931, two white women stepped off a box car in Paint Rock, Alabama, with a shocking accusation of gang rape, by nine black teenagers on the train. So began the Scottsboro case, one of the 20th century's fieriest legal battles. The youths' trial generated the sharpest regional conf...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Scottsboro (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Goodman, Barak (Screenwriter), Anker, Daniel (fim director,), Braugher, Andre (Narrator), Bilous, Edward (composer (expression)), Squires, Buddy (director of photography.)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Alexandria, VA] : [PBS Home Video], [2001]
Subjects:
Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931.
Trials (Rape) > Alabama > Scottsboro.
Race discrimination.
African Americans > History.
Procès des garçons de Scottsboro, Scottsboro, Alab., 1931.
Procès (Viol) > Alabama > Scottsboro.
Discrimination raciale.
Noirs américains > Histoire.
African Americans.
Trials (Rape)
Alabama > Scottsboro.
1931
Documentaries and Factual Films
Webcast
Nonfiction films.
Internet videos.
Feature films.
Documentary films.
History.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In March 1931, two white women stepped off a box car in Paint Rock, Alabama, with a shocking accusation of gang rape, by nine black teenagers on the train. So began the Scottsboro case, one of the 20th century's fieriest legal battles. The youths' trial generated the sharpest regional conflict since the Civil War, led to momentous Supreme Court decisions, and helped give birth to the civil rights movement.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000 and broadcast as an episode of the television program, American experience in 2001.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 85 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated
Awards:Academy Awards, Best Documentary, Features, nominated, 2001
Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Non-Fiction Special, 2001
Sundance Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize, Documentary, 2000
Production Credits:Cinematographer, Buddy Squires ; editor, Jean Tsien ; music, Edward Bilous.
ISBN:0780633695
9780780633698