Webster Thayer

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

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

“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

“Moore alleged that Proctor testified that he found "Bullet 3" consistent with having been fired from Sacco's Colt despite having confided earlier to District Attorney Katzmann that he did not believe "Bullet 3" came from the defendant's gun. Judge Thayer

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

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

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

Edgar Estlin Cummings The life of Edgar Estlin Cummings starts on October 14, 1894 with his birth to Edward and Rebecca Haswell Clarke Cummings. At the age of sixteen he enters Harvard College, and begins to write poetry for Harvard Monthly. After Harvard, he joins Ambulance Corps, and sails to France to participate in World War I. Soon after his arrival he gets arrested and imprisoned for three months in a French detention camp on suspicion of disloyalty1. On New Years Day he is released

Edward Estlin Cummings was an American poet – the second most widely read poet in the United States, after Robert Frost – born in 1894. He was immensely popular, especially among younger readers for his work; he experimented radically with form, punctuation, spelling and syntax. The majority of his poems turn to the subjects of love, war, and sex, with such simplistic language, abandoning traditional techniques to create new means of poetic expression. “Somewhere I have never travelled”, is a very