Similarities Between Sacco And Vanzetti

During the time period of the 1920s anti-radical sentiment was running high in America at the time, and the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti was regarded by many as unlawfully sensational. Authorities had failed to come up with any evidence of the stolen money, and much of the other evidence against them was later discredited. During the next few years, sporadic protests were held in Massachusetts and around the world calling for their release, especially after Celestino Madeiros, then under a sentence for murder, confessed in 1925 that he had participated in the crime with the Joe Morelli gang. The state Supreme Court refused to upset the verdict, and Massachusetts Governor Alvan T. Fuller denied the men clemency. In the days leading up to the execution, protests were held in cities around the world, and bombs were set off in New York City and Philadelphia. On August 23, Sacco and Vanzetti were electrocuted. (History Channel)
After the Red Scare tensions became high in the …show more content…
The two assailants were Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, they took the boxes from the dead men’s corpses and got into a car to escape the scene. As they reached the car a police officer arrested them Sacco did try to reach for a gun but it was too late. They were to be taken to court to decide their fate. The court case was unjust due to the fact that people associated Italians as being anarchists. Even Judge Thayer Who was overseeing the court case said under his breath “Did you see what i did to those anarchists bastards.” This quote shows how judgemental the US was to immigrants from other countries.On July 14th 1921 Sacco and Vanzetti were sentenced to death by the electric