Scottsboro: An American Tragedy: American Experience

When two white women accused nine black teenagers of raping them on an Alabama bus in 1931, their claims set off a chain reaction that eventually reached the Supreme Court -- and launched the modern-day Civil Rights movement. Shot over five years on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line, this fascinating installment of the "American Experience" series dissects the particulars of the case through the words of those who lived it.