Photo Coverage: SCOTTSBORO BOYS Protesters Crash the Tonys

Photo of the Scottsboro Boys poster at the Lyceum, courtesy of L. Hodges.

BroadwayWorld.com link:  Photo Coverage: SCOTTSBORO BOYS Protesters Crash the Tonys

TonyAwards.com: http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/nominees/shows/2dfdd184-4ef1-45df-8c80-cff1bc9adb51.html 
Winners:  http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/index.html   

Black Star News: "Offensive Scottsboro Boys Should Fail At TONY- Competition is tough this week, thankfully, so “Scottsboro Boys” has little hope of winning any honors. “Scottsboro” does not stand a chance against “Sister Act,” also nominated for musical." http://blackstarnews.com/news/135/ARTICLE/7432/2011-06-09.html

Official Site of the Scottsboro Boys Musical,  Creative Team: http://scottsboromusical.com/creative.html
History, from the Scottsboro Boys Musical site: http://scottsboromusical.com/history.html

History of the Minstrel Show: http://black-face.com/minstrel-shows.htm  Black-face performers are, "...the filthy scum of white society, who have stolen from us a complexion denied them by nature, in which to make money, and pander to the corrupt taste of their white fellow citizens." -- Frederick Douglass

"Black-face is more than just burnt cork applied as makeup. It is a style of entertainment based on racist Black stereotypes that began in minstrel shows and continues to this day." A History: http://black-face.com/index.htm

"From controversy comes education for those willing to learn." GLM

Protest of the Scottsboro Boys Play

Some members of the African American Community do not appreciate the minstrel show. " The Scottsboro Boys case is not humorous...never give up...this is what the Freedom Party is about!"

Many valid points are made in the protest. I recommend this video, another side of the story.



Where is the humor in a miscarriage of justice? Out of controversy an awareness is created, discussion is stimulated and education may be acquired for those who have an open mind.