Presents the story of the infamous 1931 trial of nine black youths in Scottsboro, Alabama, who were falsely accused of rape. The trial would yield two momentous Supreme Court decisions and give birth to the civil rights movement.

This is a story about America during and after Reconstruction, one of history's most pivotal and misunderstood chapters. In a stirring account of emancipation, the struggle for citizenship and national reunion, and the advent of racial segregation, the renowned Harvard scholar delivers a book that is illuminating and timely. Real-life accounts drive the narrative, spanning the half century between the Civil War and Birth of a Nation. Here, you will...