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Scottsboro: an American Tragedy

In March 1931, two white women in Alabama made the shocking accusation that they had been raped by nine black teenagers on a train. The trials of the young men drew North and South into their sharpest conflict since the Civil War.

Video Length

1:23:04

Subject

  • History
  • Social Studies

Language

English — US

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