The Scottsboro Boys
How did racism shape the Scottsboro Boys' trials?
4.7 (20)
39 mins
Explore the Scottsboro Boys’ arrest and false accusations in 1931 Alabama. Discover how racial prejudice and mob pressure drove unfair trials and death sentences. Learn about their legal battles, Supreme Court interventions, and eventual exoneration.
Ep 1:
A Train, a Lie, a Mob
In Depression-era Alabama, a freight-train scuffle spirals into a false rape accusation against nine Black youths, sparking mob fury and a near-lynching before any trial begins.
Ep 2:
Nine Boys, One Rush to Judgment
Meet the nine young men wrongly accused, then watch as Alabama's courts rush them through sham trials with useless lawyers, all-white juries, and swift death sentences.
Discussions (12)
Wanda
Level 6 · 9 mo agoTalk about a slow train 🚂
Vlad
Level 6 · 8 mo agoShe admitted it was a lie and they didn't care. Classic. Facts never matter when the system has already decided the outcome before the trial starts.
Thelma
Level 10 · 8 mo agoImagine being so wrong that the Supreme Court has to fix it twice. Alabama really needed therapy. 🙃
