Luigi Galleani

The 1920’s was a time when many immigrants from Europe came to the United States for new opportunities. It estimated around 13 million immigrants entered the United States. Out of those 13 million immigrants, most came from Southern and Eastern Europe. The effect of World War I left many Americans despised the idea of new people coming to their country. This was called the Red Scare, were many Americans believed that these immigrants were bringing ideas towards anarchism and cause a revolution. The

towards immigrants. Sacco and Vanzetti were two Italian immigrants who were believed to be anarchists all because they were immigrants. These two men were disciples of a militant anarchist named Luigi Galleani whose intended target was Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. Galleanists, disciples of Galleani, sent thirty mail bombs all across the United States. The intended targets for these mail bombs were high profile public figures such as judges and attorney general’s (Jazz Age

The 1920’s was a busy time for America. The Roaring Twenties, The Golden Twenties, The Red Scare, and many more eras happened. The Roaring Twenties was “the era in American history between the end of WW1 and the commencement of the Great Depression” (Alchin). During this time, the United States prospered- there were new automobiles, fashion styles, and music styles. The Golden Twenties was very similar to the Roaring Twenties. During the Golden Twenties, there were social and economic reforms, artistic

The Trial of a Century Albert Einstein and Dorothy Parker, both prominent figures in the 1920’s, took part in demonstrations over a widely contested trial, as Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were convicted in a trial that received mass protests from around the world (Sharrett). The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti took place during the height of the Red Scare and the massive migration of immigrants to the United States, where a substantial percentage of immigrants were from Italy. With the large

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

Immigration through out the late 1800’s and early 1900’s created nativism throughout the United States. Millions of immigrants flocked to the United States trying to find a better way of life to be able to support their families. Industrialization in the United States provided a labor source for the immigrants. Native born Americans believed immigrants were a “threat to the American way of life” (ATF chapter 11) Social and economic fault lines developed between natives and immigrants, through out

“I wish to tell you I am innocent and never connected with any crime... I wish to forgive some people for what they are now doing to me.” These were the last words of Vanzetti just before his death. Two innocent men executed because of their background information, the location they were in during a crime and the prejudice trials they had to face trying to prove their innocence. Nicola Sacco was born on June 11, 1888, in Torremaggiore, Italy while Bartolomeo Vanzetti was born on April 22, 1891

In 1920, during the height of the Red Scare, a shoemaker, Nicola Sacco (1891-1927), and a fish peddler, Bartolomeo Vanzetti (1888-1927), were accused of robbing and murdering the paymaster and guard of a shoe company in South Braintree, Massachusetts. Known as anarchists and draft evaders, the accused men faced a hostile judge and a public convinced of their guilt. Despite Sacco 's corroborated testimony that he was at the Italian consulate in Boston at the time of the murder, the two were found

Sometimes words cannot exactly explain what we want to convey, so we need a visual to support it. A similar thing was observed in the article of Alan M. Dershowitz, he cleverly makes use of Ben Shah’s painting in the article to grab the attention of folks. The author writes about a murder case of a paymaster and a guard of the South Braintree by Sacco and Vanzetti, both were Italian immigrant anarchists. Surprisingly, the truth was not revealed that whether Sacco and Vanzetti were the killers and

While Frank died maintaining his innocence, definitive proof of his innocence was never uncovered. Frank underwent an unjust trial and ultimately lost his life due to the racial prejudices and violence that enticed Atlanta during this time period. Atlanta felt threatened by “outsiders” after the Civil War and this was apparent during Frank’s trial. Despite the lack of evidence against Frank, the people of Atlanta were quick to believe the guilt of a northern Jew. Leo Frank’s story was spread widely