American Experience Season 13 Episode 10 Scottsboro: An American Tragedy 2000
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Following the 17-year struggle to free nine blacks falsely accused of raping two white women in Alabama in 1931. The struggle, which involved communist activists and laid the groundwork for the civil-rights movement, is chronicled involvingly in vintage stills and clips, comments by historians and readings by actors (including Stanley Tucci and Frances McDormand). "In the end, the state of Alabama bowed to reason," says narrator Andre Braugher, "and to exhaustion."
- Released: 2001-04-02
- Runtime : 55 minutes
- Genre : Documentary
- Stars :
- Director : Cameo George
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1. The Rockefellers (1) 2000-10-17
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2. The Rockefellers (2) 2000-10-24
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3. Secrets of a Master Builder 2000-10-30
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4. Return with Honor 2000-11-13
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5. Streamliners: America's Last Trains 2001-02-05
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10. Scottsboro: An American Tragedy 2001-04-02
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11. Fatal Flood 2001-04-16
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12. Stephen Foster 2001-04-23
