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Shortly after the trials had been concluded, the cases of the young blacks came to the attention of the Communist Party and its affiliate, the International Labor Defense (ILD). With the assistance of such groups as the Anti-Imperialist League and the League of Struggle for Negro Rights, demonstrations were organized to publicize the plight of the young men and to raise funds for appeals of convictions. Taken by surprise by the strong public reaction to the unfairness of the proceedings in Alabama, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) attempted to assume control of the litigation but was rebuffed by the ILD. In the "Scottsboro Boys" the Communist Party had found a cause through which they hoped to demonstrate the extent to which the American judicial system had been corrupted. They had no intention of relinquishing control over the...
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