They were known as the scottsboro boys and their incarceration became a cause celebre both in the united states and internationally noted social activists authors politicians family members and ordinary people condemned in letters what they viewed as a prime example of southern american judicial racism. The scottsboro boys in their own words selected letters 1931 1950 illustrated edition the scottsboro boys in their own words selected letters 1931 1950 illustrated edition by kwando m kinshasa editor 50 out of 5 stars 3 ratings isbn 13 978 0786472048. Scottsboro boys in their own words selected letters 1931 1950 kinshasa kwando m amazoncomau books. This is a collection of letters written by the nine african american defendants in the infamous march 1931 scottsboro alabama rape case though most of the defendants were barely literate and all were teenagers when incarcerated over the course of almost two decades in prison they learned the rudiments of effective letter writing and in doing so forcefully expressed a w. The scottsboro boys in their own words selected letters 1931 1950 request this title the scottsboro boys in their own words selected letters 1931 1950 edited by kwando m kinshasa format book published jefferson north carolina mcfarland company inc publishers c2014