Tells the riveting story of one of America's most famous and controversial court cases and a tragic and revealing chapter in the history of the American South. Originally published in 1970, Scottsboro sparked two film documentaries, several Hollywood docudramas, two autobiographies, and numerous popular and scholarly articles.
In a chapter written especially for this revised edition of his modern classic, Carter recounts the latest turns in the case. Included are the surprising story of the last surviving Scottsboro defendant and the vivid description of Victoria Price's libel suit against the network that televised the drama and subsequent trial--presumably the last of the Scottsboro trials.
