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The Sacco-Vanzetti Case

+The Scene

April 15, 1920

South Braintree, Massachusetts Slater & Morrill Shoe Company

Two men shoot and kill two workers and rob the company of its $15,000 payroll

+The Suspects

Nicola Sacco Bartolomeo Vanzetti

+The Suspects

Nicola Sacco Bartolomeo Vanzetti

Fish peddler

Born in Villafalletto, Italy to peasant landowners

Lonely private life

Anarchist, “radical to be watched”

Shoemaker

Born in Torremaggiore, Italy to peasant landowners

Husband and Father of Two children

Anarchist, considered a “radical to be watched”

+The Trial July 14, 1921—Sacco and Vanzetti were found guilty by the jury Judge sentenced them to death

Defense lawyers tried to appeal the verdict for six years but were denied every time

While pleading their innocence both men were executed on in August 1927.

+Were they given a fair trial?

In class: Read pages 416-417

Tonight: Research the case and bring your findings to class tomorrow