Which of the following is true about the Scottsboro Nine case?
a. It only took a year to get their convictions overturned and have them outside again.
b. It was the first racially charged case of such a kind in the state of Illinois.
c. It involved spurious charges of rape against nine African American men and adolescents.
d. The Scottsboro Nine were tried by a jury of their peers.
ANSWER: c
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