Deposition

File — Box: 193

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The collection contains the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Circuit Court deposition, dated 3 February 1977, of the plaintiff in civil action no. 7984, Joe W. Burleson vs. National Broadcasting Co., et al. The deposition concerns his role in the trial of the Scottsboro Boys and the portrayal of the incident in a television documentary.

Dates

1977 February 3

Conditions Governing Access

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