Sacco and Vanzetti

harsh and unforgiving manner, it led to the deportation of hundreds of immigrants some of which were innocent but judged regardless by their political beliefs rather than if they committed the crime or not. This also relates to the court case, Sacco and Vanzetti, these two men were denied a retrial, judged for a crime that they almost certainly did not commit, and then executed. People said that they were guilty because of the evidence, but they were most certainly convicted because of their…

what they were being accused of. The prosecutors had no evidence to convict the men, except for the fact that Sacco did not have an alibi for the day of the robbery and murder. Vanzetti was first tried for the Bridgewater crime, and because the American jury believed fellow Americans more than Italian immigrants, he was found guilty. This made the prosecution for both Sacco and Vanzetti for the robbery and murder easier. The witness’s stories were full of doubt and changed many times as the…

Sacco and Vanzetti were then blamed for the bombing, even though they were innocent. After Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested for the attack, they appealed the case again and again. The appeal was denied, and they were later put in the electric chair. Sacco and Vanzetti then became the symbol of suspicion and fear of immigrants. While people’s fears and anxiety about immigrants are growing…

Flappers- Flappers were young women from the 1920 's who defied traditional rules of conduct and dress. The change amounted to a revolution in manners and morals. Flappers defied their contempt for what was then considered behavior that was common. The short hair styles, shorter dresses, the enjoyment of jazz music, the act of smoking and drinking and wearing makeup is what distinguished them from other women. Flappers helped redefine the role of women at a large extent. Flappers began to become…

Dr. Edmond Locard is considered to be the father of forensics. He was a French criminalist who had created a principle called the Locard's exchange principle. Before he started working on his law career, he had began working as an assistant to Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne; he passed his bar exam in 1907. During World War I, Locard began to worked as a medical examiner with the French Secret Service. By examining the stains and damages on the soldiers and prisoners uniforms, he could determine the…

‘City Upon an Hill’ – When John Winthrop gave his “City Upon a Hill” sermon, the Puritans were still making their way toward the New World. During this time, the Puritans were escaping pressures in England and wished to be able to practice their religion and live under their ideals without the oppression they faced in the Old World. Winthrop’s sermon allowed the Puritans to remain hopeful about their future endeavors in the New World and that their efforts would not be lost. Furthermore, this…

Communists took power and established the Soviet Union. This scared America because it was considered the land of the free and communism was the opposite of what the values that they stood for. There fear of communism led to cases such as Sacco and Vanzetti’s. Sacco and Vanzetti were two Italian men that were ‘radical’s and hadn’t…

investigated around 6,000 people that were believed to be communists. Nicola Sacco - Sacco was an Italian immigrant that was convicted of murder with his fellow Italian Immigrant, Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Together they were convicted because they were Italian anarchists, despite the evidence against them. Bartolomeo Vanzetti - Vanzetti was an Italian immigrant that was convicted of murder with his fellow Italian Immigrant, Nicola Sacco. Together they were convicted because they were Italian…

very scared of communism entering the nation. This fear led to the Red Scare. With the Red Scare in full effect the government heavily restricted immigrants because many had radical beliefs, the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti confirmed that the US had shifted to a conservative view. Sacco and Vanzetti were both Italian immigrants who were radicals; they were arrested and killed with no evidence that they killed a security guard. The Sedition Acts passed during World War I made it illegal to talk…

This allowed US attorney general Michelle Palmer to falsely punish a group of communists knows as the ‘reds’ for bombing his house. The Sacco and Vanzetti case also showcased the hatred against all radicals and immigrants. The two men (Sacco and Vanzetti) were deceptively accused of a robbery and murder. Even though the evidence was not very convincing and a confessed murder (Celestino Maderios) admitted to the crime, the two Italian men still…