What was the impact of the Communist Party on the Scottsboro case? Why did the party assist the "Scottsboro Boys"?
What will be an ideal response?
Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should:
1. Explain that the Communist Party took up the Scottsboro Boys' case immediately, paid for their attorneys, and helped the defendants get a fair trial and eventual release in the 1940s.
2. Note that the Communist Party derived enormous benefits from linking itself to the controversial case. It demonstrated the harsh racial policies of social whites and the inability of either party to protect black agricultural workers in the South.
3. Conclude that the Communist Party helped to advertise the Scottsboro Boys' case and gave it international notoriety which brought international pressure to bear upon Alabama to free them.
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