American Experience - Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
by Barak Goodman, Daniel Anker
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Actor: Andre Braugher, Frances McDormand, Nesbitt Blaisdell, Sam Catlin, Stanley TucciDirector: Barak Goodman, Daniel Anker
Brand: PBS
Cinematographer: Buddy Squires
Producer: Barak Goodman
Writer: Barak Goodman
Producer: Daniel Anker
Editor: Jean Tsien
Producer: Margaret Drain
Producer: Mark Samels
Producer: Trina Quagliaroli
Writer: Kay Boyle
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 84 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-31
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: PBS
Movie Reviews of American Experience - Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
Movie Review: A Piece of History
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this documentary!! I had been hearing the story for a long time, but I never got the real account of what happened. The saddest thing is that these guys were never compensated for having been falsely accused and that one of the accusers refused to say that she lied. I show these documentaries to my son and his friends to show what times were like for blacks in the old days and that they need to appreciate the freedom of being able to learn. Education is very valuable and everyone should be teaching their children to sit in class and listen to what the instructor has to say. Those that can't need to be removed from school permanently!! And I am a black woman!!! Kids need to be taught to sit down and shut up, this is why so many kids are struggling, too many damm distractions in the classroom!!!
Summary of American Experience - Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
Studio: Pbs Release Date: 05/04/2009 Run time: 90 minutesThe notorious case of the "Scottsboro Boys"--in which the legal battles of nine African American youths charged with rape galvanized America in the 1930s--is brilliantly chronicled in this documentary, a PBS American Experience episode that was nominated for a Best Documentary Oscar®. After two women accused the young men of raping them aboard a freight train in 1931, the men were locked up and put on trial in Scottsboro, Alabama. To no one's surprise they were convicted, but eventually the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the defendants did not receive adequate legal representation and granted them a new trial. A prominent and flamboyant New York attorney, Samuel Leibowitz, then took on their case and began to make legal history. The plight of these particular defendants in the American South became known around the world, with protesters as far away as Moscow demanding their release. This film effectively illustrates, with period photos, interviews with historians, and the recollections of people who knew some of the main characters, how the legal battles ground on for years. Eventually the men were set free, but their lives had been ruined. With understated drama this film shows how American attitudes about race and justice were changed forever by the case of the nine young men who stood accused in Scottsboro. --Robert J. McNamara
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