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American Experience - Season 13 Episode 10 Scottsboro: An American Tragedy

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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."

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First Air Date: Oct 04, 1988

Last Air date: Oct 01, 2024

Season: 37 Season

Episode: 396 Episode

Runtime: 55 minutes

IMDb: 7.50/10 by 28.00 users

Popularity: 128.729

Language: English