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The Sacco-Vanzetti Case

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The Sacco-Vanzetti case of the 1920s is perhaps one of the most controversial trials in history. The amazingly tragic tale of two Italian immigrants shocked the entire world. The fluctuating evidence, heart-wrenching final statements, and global controversy surrounding the Sacco-Vanzetti verdict have all contributed to making this case so memorable. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti emigrated from Italy to the United States in 1908, where they met nine years later at a strike. On April 15, 1920, the Slater and Morrill Shoe Company, located in Braintree, Massachusetts, was robbed and two men were killed in the midst of the crime. Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested after leaving the Johnson garage on May 5, 1920. The two men were carrying …show more content…

He also recognized that he was in the middle of a much larger fight, the oppressed versus the oppressors. He acknowledged in his final moments that he was being executed because he was unable to rise above the oppression. On the other end of the spectrum, there are several arguments that throw a twist of doubt into the minds of Sacco’s and Vanzetti’s supporters. “Because of the men’s ethnicity and ties to far-left groups, at a time when members of ethnic groups with such political ties were under intense scrutiny by the U.S. government, Sacco and Vanzetti came to be demonized by many on the political right and viewed as martyrs on the political left,” explained Chris Bodenner in his article “Sacco-Vanzetti Case”. People’s views of Sacco and Vanzetti were very polarized, meaning that they were either on one side or the other. There was essentially no middle ground. The Sacco-Vanzetti case lacked several pieces of key evidence, but somehow the men were sentenced to death. Although Sacco and Vanzetti were wrongfully executed, they have left a very controversial argument

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