Sacco And Vanzetti
Ferdinando Nicola Sacco (April 22, 1891 – August 23, 1927) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (June 11, 1888 – August 23, 1927) were suspected anarchists who were convicted of murdering two men during a 1920 armed robbery of a shoe factory in South Braintree, Massachusetts, United States. After a controversial trial and a series of appeals, the two Italian immigrants were executed on August 23, 1927.
There is a highly politicized dispute over their guilt or innocence, as well as whether or not the trials were fair. The dispute focuses on contradictory evidence. As a result, historians have not reached a consensus.
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Read more about Sacco And Vanzetti: Background, Robbery, Arrests and Indictment, Defense Committee, Motions For A New Trial, Appeal To The Supreme Judicial Court, Madeiros Confession, Second Appeal To The Supreme Judicial Court, Protests and Advocacy, Defendants in Prison, Sentencing, Clemency Appeal and The Governor’s Advisory Committee, Execution and Funeral, Continuing Protests and Analyses, Massachusetts Judicial Reform, Historical Viewpoints, Later Evidence and Investigations, Dukakis Proclamation, Later Tributes