The Scottsboro case

Description:

Discusses the legal case in which nine African American men were falsely accused of rape, the trials and appeals thereafter, and the historical background regarding the lack of civil and legal rights for African Americans.

subjects: Juvenile literature,  Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931,  Trials (Rape),  Trials,  African americans, history,  African americans, civil rights,  Rape,  African americans, juvenile literature

Places: Alabama,  Scottsboro