The Murder of Two Innocent Men: Sacco and Vanzetti

Two innocent Italian men, speaking out against an all white Jury, were blamed for the murder of two white men which resulted in death by the electric chair. Although no hard evidence was held against them, these men were charged because the trial occurred during a time when the Red Scare had made a huge influence on the way people viewed non-americans. These two men were named Sacco and Vanzetti and they were believed to be anarchists due to their ethnicity which brought about an unjust trial which

especially dark for the infamous pair Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. After a string of burglaries and then a double homicide took place involving two Italian men near Sacco and Vanzetti around Charlestown Massachusetts stakes were high for the recover the criminals. Unfortunately after 20 days of searching the pair came in contact with a car linked to the crime and fitting the description as two Italian men they were arrested on May 5th 1920 (Stark) . Both men were not only foreign immigrants but

the right to defend themselves in court till proven innocent or guilty. Unfortunately, this was not the case in Saccos and Vanzetti's trial Let me explain, On april 15th, 1920 in South Braintree, Massachusetts a murder occurred. On the scene, a shooting took place as two men walked out of a shoe manufacturing company carrying two metal cases containing $15,000. The two men were, Frank Parmenter a paymaster and his guard Alex Bertelli. Both men were shot and killed by the criminals. The money was

case The men tied to this case were Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Sacco and Vanzetti had both immigrated from Italy

arose as a result. One of the most well-known controversies of this time was the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti. Sacco and Vanzetti created a split within the nation of minorities and immigrants versus the frightened and prejudiced homegrown Americans (“Sacco and Vanzetti: Were Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti Treated Fairly by the American Justice System?”). As a result, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti fell victim to an unfair trial based upon the stigma associated with immigrants at that time

Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. The two were tried for killing a paymaster and his bodyguard. They were charged with murder and faced the death penalty. Many people protested to their sentence. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti’s court sentence sparked a large debate through the nation back then that carries out today as to whether it was justifiable or not. Nicola Sacco worked a steady job at a shoe factory in Stoughton. He took a day off of work on April 15th. Bartolomeo Vanzetti was a

era of rampant xenophobia, Sacco and Vanzetti were convenient scapegoats”(Finkel 1). This quote is from the article written by Finkel it discusses how the case has been looked over again. Sacco and Vanzetti were italian immigrants and known anarchists that were convicted for the crime of a paymaster and his guard. Rampant xenophobia is defined as an irrational fear against foreigners. Since america was in the mindset of xenophobia it was easy to blame Sacco and Vanzetti for the crime. The trial was

In 1921, two Italian anarchists were declared guilty of murder of a paymaster and his guard along with armed theft in South Braintree, Massachusetts (Linder). Upon arrest, they were found to be armed with pistols. Despite having supported alibis on the day of the murder, they were still sentenced to be executed through electric chair by Judge Webster Thayer. Protests erupted around the world due to the fact that the judge’s decision had been affected by anti-radical and nativist feelings which were

The Sacco and Vanzetti Murder Trial The murder trial of the Italians known as Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti was one of the most controversial events during the 1920's. The execution of the Italians by electric chair was wrongfully convicted given that there wasn't enough evidence to prove that Sacco and Vanzetti were responsible for the armed robbery. In fact, many commentators say that they were executed mainly for their political views and not for their “so called” actions. In my opinion

hysterical in Braintree, Massachusetts. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were Italian immigrants during a time period that showed great animosity to foreigners. In the presence of two crimes, one a robbery and assault, the other a holdup and murder, Sacco and Vanzetti were ultimately executed with minimal evidence to support the allegations against them. In the presence of prejudice, acts of injustice to another are inevitable. A witness arraigned Vanzetti of committing a crime based on the overgeneralization