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QUIZ ON THE "SCOTTSBORO BOYS: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY"

1. Where was the setting for the documentary? The setting for the documentary took place in Scottsboro, Alabama.
2. What year did the incident take place? The incident takes place in 1931.

3. What was the number of the accused? The number of accused was nine boys.

4. What was the number of the accusers? The number of the accusers was two white women.

5. What were the names of the accusers? The names of the accusers were Ruby Bates and Victoria Price.

6. What was the age of the accusers? The age of the accusers was 21 and 17 years.

6. What was the range of the age of the accused? The range of the age of the accused was 13 to 19 years.

8. What kind of background did the older of the accusers have?
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9. Why didn't the accusers fit the stereotype of the "pure white woman"? The accusers did not fit the stereotype of the "pure white woman" because of hard talking and tobacco

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