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Civil War Bridge/Scottsboro Boys Stamp/Duke Elling #711

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Elyse travels to Columbia, South Carolina to examine a bridge that may have been used to thwart General Sherman's scorch-and-burn campaign. Gwendolyn examines a stamp connected to a landmark civil rights case. The Scottsboro Boys were falsely accused and convicted of rape; it took several appeals, two cases before the US Supreme Court and nearly two decades before all nine finally walked free. Tukufu heads to New York to examine sheet music plates found in a dumpster. He discovers the role the plates they played in the jazz classic "Take the A Train," written by Billy Strayhorn and performed by jazz great Duke Ellington. (11 of 11)

Broadcast In: English Duration: 0:55:05
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Calendar History Detectives: Civil War Bridge/Scottsboro Boys Stamp/Duke Elling (WMVT) Elyse travels to Columbia, South Carolina to examine a bridge that may have been used to thwart General Sherman's scorch-and-burn campaign. Gwendolyn examines a stamp connected to a landmark civil rights case. The Scottsboro Boys were falsely accused and convicted of rape; it took several appeals, two cases before the US Supreme Court and nearly two decades before all nine finally walked free. Tukufu heads to New York to examine sheet music plates found in a dumpster. He discovers the role the plates they played in the jazz classic "Take the A Train," written by Billy Strayhorn and performed by jazz great Duke Ellington. (11 of 11) http://proweb.myersinfosys.com/wmvs/airlist/8178/detail.ics