This chapter explores the turbulent events on a train during the Great Depression, focusing on the racial conflicts that erupted between African American and white passengers. It recounts the Scottsboro Boys' trial and the international outcry for justice, spotlighting the deep-seated racial tensions and the farcical nature of the legal proceedings against the backdrop of 1931's societal issues.
In the season finale, we turn back the clock four years, take a side trip to Alabama, meet an extraordinary man named Billy Garland, and ask: What is the right way to reconcile something pure with the messiness of the real world?
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