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Sacco And Vanzetti Trials

SACCO & VANZETTI The Sacco and Vanzetti Case was an extremely controversial murder trial held in Massachusetts from 1921-1927. The two defendants were Nicola Sacco who was a shoemaker, and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, a self-employed fish-peddler. While both men did want to earn a living, neither of them seem to have been overly preoccupied with achieving wealth. They were generous, and just wanted, as Vanzetti said, "a little land to grow, a roof, some books." Neither of the men had any kind of prior criminal record. Both of these men were supporters of the political philosophy of anarchism. This was during a time of national paranoia, because of the "Red Scare" and the Russian revolution. The South Braintree Holdup and Murders were committed on April 15,1920 at 3:00 in the afternoon. The victims of the crime were Frederick Parmenter, a paymaster, and also Alessandro Berardelli, who was the guard. They were in the process of carrying the payroll from the shoe factory of Slater and Morill......


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