“The Scottsboro Boys: A Microcosm of the Great Depression’s Social and Political Issues”

Set within the Great Depression, the case of the 
Scottsboro boys involved every element plaguing our 
embattled nation, such as Race, racial inequality, sex, 
allegations of rape, and the presence of Communism. It was riveting theater for the entire world. You are being 
assigned the task of examining the plight of the 
Scottsboro boys and determining if the trial that 
occurred had anything to do with them or was it about 
everything else.
(https://www.manhoodraceculture.com/classes/history-4382/scottsboro-an-american-tragedy/)