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ones character is still used by the media during cases and trials today. Examining the effects the media plays on a case is an important practice that people living today should engage in. Sacco and Vanzetti’s trial also garnered national attention through newspaper articles. Six years after their conviction, Sacco and Vanzetti gained international attention. Their defense lawyers also argued that the men were only convicted due to their anarchist beliefs and went on to contact Benito Mussolini who

Lovecraft. In the 1900’s, fear drove America. The Red Scare was a time when Americans were afraid of the threat of Communism. In the Sacco and Vanzetti case, two Italian anarchists were convicted of crimes which they were clearly innocent of. The Ku Klux Klan attempted to keep African-Americans out of positions of power and for brief time was successful. The Red Scare, Sacco Vanzetti case and the rise of the KKK all are example of how American’s fear the unknown and what we don’t understand. After

early 1900’s, going unnoticed until the late 1920’s when the Sacco and Vanzetti case brought awareness of issue to much of the United States. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti “two obscure Italian aliens, became the focal point of one of the most controversial episodes in American history”;(ATF CH11p257) when they were arrested on May 5, 1920 for “suspicious character” and connection with the Slater Morrill Shoe Company robbery. Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested carrying hunting weapons and extra

On March 13, 1925 the state of Tennessee passed the Butler Act. This law prohibited teaching the Theory of Evolution in Tennessee public schools. Any teacher who taught a theory that denied the story of the Divine Creation would be punished by a fine. The American Civil Liberties Union offered legal defense to any Tennessee teacher who would break the law and fight it in court. John Thomas Scopes was a teacher in Dayton, Tennessee, and he intentionally taught his class about the theory of evolution

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

depending on the crime committed a person was sentenced to either jail time or punishment, leading up to death. Every prisoner these days had 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

The aftermath of World War I left a lasting impression on the 1920s because America entered the Great War later than the big European countries. This gave them an upper hand in their economic position since they did not spend as much money as France, Germany, and Britain did. This ignited their unprecedented affluence which had a domino effect in America’s society in terms of government’s relationship to business. Another effect of the First World War is the Red Scare and America’s prejudice and

Vanzetti was being tried under Massachusetts' felony-murder rule, but no direct evidence had been tied Vanzetti's .38 nickel-plated Harrington & Richardson five-shot revolver to the crime scene. The only question that arouse with it was that the slain guard apparently had one identical in type and appearance, but was missing from the crime scene. No witness testified to seeing anyone take the gun. Additionally, witnesses to the payroll shooting had described Berardelli as reaching for his gun on

After WWI, the United States entered an era of conservative values and a supposed “return to normalcy.” The 1920s were marked by a desire to return to the way of life before the left-leaning reforms of the Progressive Era and WWI. However, the nation was not unified during the decade. Many rifts began to form in American society and economy. The 1920s were marked by discord among many Americans in the areas of immigration, religion, and with the issue of socialism, marked especially by the Red Scare

Sacco and Vanzetti Following the end of World War I, evolution began to take its toll on the nation as a whole. There were different types of entertainment that began to emerge, at this time. Many different ways of being entertained started to become more prevalent than ever. America has now established new cultural dominance (Currell 35). With entertainment and many other industries booming with business and success, there was a tremendous increase in gang activities and gang relations. Along with