Watch 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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The Rockefellers (1) October 17, 2000
13 - 2

The Rockefellers (2) October 24, 2000
13 - 3

Secrets of a Master Builder October 30, 2000
13 - 4

Return with Honor November 13, 2000
13 - 5

Streamliners: America's Last Trains February 05, 2001
13 - 6

Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind February 12, 2001
13 - 7

Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I February 19, 2001
13 - 8

Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part II February 20, 2001
13 - 9

Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part III February 21, 2001
13 - 10

Scottsboro: An American Tragedy April 02, 2001
13 - 11

Fatal Flood April 16, 2001
13 - 12

Stephen Foster April 23, 2001
13 - 13

Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part IV February 21, 2001
13 - 14

Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part V February 23, 2001
13 - 15

Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part VI February 24, 2001

American Experience (1988) : 13x10

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