Central Park five and Scotts brothers:
Project description:
Please can it be a little over 250 words my teacher is very anal about short papers
“Central Park Five vs. Scottsboro Boys”
Compare the two cases (referenced above) on the following aspects in no more than one page (double-spaced). Label your paragraphs consistent with the labels below.
I) Miscarriage of justice(or not)–be specific about what laws or constitutional rightswere violated–for both Central Park Five and for Scottsboro Boys
II) Your opinion: Is the crime of rape/sexual assault (in the content of these two cases–if the initial reports had been well-founded)–a race crime; a class crime; a gender crime?
III) Role of the press–in each situation?
IV) Most notable fact(or)–What fact (or factor) in each of the two cases would you consider most remarkable/outrageous/egregious?
Best References:
1) Ken Burns, et al. , “Central Park Five”
2) James Goodman, Stories of Scottsboro