The Scottsboro Boys

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkb:musical
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:books
gptkb:film_adaptations
documentary films
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:historical_events
gptkb:novels
plays
gptkbp:album released in 2011
gptkbp:appeals_to gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Musical
gptkb:Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Musical
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:Scottsboro_Boys_trial
gptkb:Scottsboro_Boys_case
gptkbp:box_office successful run
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Forrest_Mc_Clendon
gptkb:Colman_Domingo
gptkb:Chad_Kimball
gptkb:J._Harrison_Ghee
gptkb:Darius_de_Haas
gptkb:Jasmine_Cephas_Jones
gptkb:John_Ellison_Conlee
gptkb:Kerry_O'_Malley
gptkb:Joshua_Henry
gptkb:Erin_Mackey
gptkb:Christian_Dante_White
gptkbp:choreography gptkb:Susan_Stroman
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:Kander_and_Ebb
gptkb:John_Kander
gptkb:Fred_Ebb
gptkbp:critical_reception positive reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
inspired films
discussion of justice
discussions on race relations
inspired documentaries
inspired plays
educational performances
inspired activism
awareness of racial issues
influence on future works
gptkbp:defendants'_names gptkb:Charlie_Weems
gptkb:Clarence_Norris
gptkb:Haywood_Patterson
gptkb:Leroy_Wright
gptkb:Eugene_Williams
Roy Wright
Olen Montgomery
Andy Wright
Willie Roberson
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Susan_Stroman
gptkbp:eighth_trial_date 1941
gptkbp:fifth_trial_date 1938
gptkbp:first_trial_date April 6, 1931
gptkbp:fourth_trial_date 1937
gptkbp:genre gptkb:musical_theatre
gptkbp:has_been_accused_of raping two white women
gptkbp:highlights racial injustice
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Great_Depression
gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:historical_significance landmark case in American legal history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Scottsboro Boys
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:musical_theatre
gptkb:social_movements
artistic expression
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:American_history
African American culture
historical trials
gptkbp:influences gptkb:jazz_music
American folk music
minstrel shows
gptkbp:initial_trial_outcome guilty verdicts
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:musical_adaptation
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:The_Scottsboro_Boys_case
true events
gptkbp:involved nine African American teenagers
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:led_to multiple trials
gptkbp:legacy symbol of racial injustice
catalyst for change
influence on future legal cases
impact on public perception of race relations
gptkbp:legal_representation gptkb:Samuel_Leibowitz
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Scottsboro,_Alabama
gptkbp:movement civil rights activism
Communist Party support
NAACP involvement
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:John_Kander
gptkb:Fred_Ebb
gptkbp:ninth_trial_date 1946
gptkbp:notable_production gptkb:Broadway
National tour
International productions
gptkbp:notable_song gptkb:The_Trial
gptkb:The_Scottsboro_Boys
That's Not My Name
Go Back Home
gptkbp:occurs_in 1931
gptkbp:original_run 2010-2011
gptkbp:performed_at gptkb:The_Kennedy_Center
gptkb:The_Old_Globe_Theatre
gptkb:Lyceum_Theatre
gptkbp:premiered_on October 31, 2010
December 4, 2010
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:The_Vineyard_Theatre
gptkbp:public_reaction gptkb:international_attention
national outrage
gptkbp:recorded_in gptkb:Ghostlight_Records
Cast album
gptkbp:result charges dropped
gptkbp:resulted_in Supreme Court cases
gptkbp:runtime 2 hours 15 minutes
gptkbp:second_trial_date 1933
gptkbp:set_in 1930s
gptkbp:seventh_trial_date gptkb:1940
gptkbp:significance gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:sixth_trial_date 1939
gptkbp:themes gptkb:American_history
social commentary
racial injustice
legal system failures
gptkbp:third_trial_date gptkb:1935
gptkbp:venue gptkb:Lyceum_Theatre
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_2011_Tony_Awards
gptkb:Kander_and_Ebb
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4