num_pages: 512
description: Covers the Scottsboro case since its inception as a 1931 freight car incident, accentuating national and international ramifications
language: English
title: Scottsboro: A Tragedy of the American South
titlecomplete: Scottsboro: A Tragedy of the American South
genres: American, Law, Politics, Crime, Race, American History, African American, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 153
awards: awardedAt: 28800000
name: Bancroft Prize, awardedAt: 28800000
name: Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, awardedAt: 28800000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Fact Crime, awardedAt: -31507200000
name: Jules and Frances Landry Award, awardedAt: -31507200000
name: Lillian Smith Book Award
publisher: Louisiana State Univ Pr