The Scottsboro case

By Michael V. Uschan

Subjects: Juvenile literature, African americans, history, African americans, juvenile literature, Trials, African americans, civil rights, Trials (Rape), Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931, Rape

Description: Discusses the legal case in which nine African American men were falsely accused of rape, the trials and appeals thereafter, and the historical background regarding the lack of civil and legal rights for African Americans.