American Experience: Scottsboro - An American Tragedy

Overview

Documentary filmmaker Barak Goodman explores the famed Scottsboro case of 1931. That year, nine black males, aged 13 to 19, were tried, convicted, and almost executed for raping two white women of dubious reliability. The case soon became an international cause célèbre and proved to be a catalyst for the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/31/2005
UPC:	0841887006118
Original Release:	2000
Rating:	NR
Source:	Pbs (Direct)
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:30:00
Sales rank:	49,603

Special Features

Closed Caption

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Andre Braugher	Narrator,Narrator
Nesbitt Blaisdell	Voices
Sam Catlin	Voices
Jeffrey DeMunn	Voices
Julie Dretzin	Voices
Frances McDormand	Voices
Daver Morrison	Voices
Stanley Tucci	Voices
Lee Wilkof	Voices
Harris Yulin	Voices
Edward Bilous	Composer

Technical Credits

Daniel Anker	Producer,Director
Barak Goodman	Producer,Director

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
2. A Great Tragedy [2:22]
3. Accusation of Rape [9:28]
4. The First Trial [6:49]
5. Communist Protests [6:27]
6. The Second Trial [7:01]
7. Victoria Price Takes the Stand [7:54]
8. Courtroom Fireworks [11:03]
9. Judge Horton's Decision [8:02]
10. The Third Trial [6:54]
11. The End of the Case [10:00]
12. Pardoned [6:27]
13. Credits [1:15]

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