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Sacco and Vanzetti. Background. Italian born Immigrated to the U.S. Anarchists As Italian immigrants and anarchists, both adhered to a movement that advocated relentless warfare against a violent and oppressive government . Massachusetts Factory ROBBED. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Sacco and Vanzetti
Background Italian born
Immigrated to the U.S. Anarchists
As Italian immigrants and anarchists, both adhered to a movement that advocated relentless warfare against a violent and oppressive government.
Massachusetts Factory ROBBED 2 People were
murdered in the robbery
Sacco and Vanzetti were blamed
WHY???? Guns were similar Targeted by Nativists Assumed they were
both violent
Controversial Trial Witnesses said that S
& V were NOT in the city at the time of the murders
Men owned similar guns to the murder weapons BUT: Ballistics
evidence said that they WERE NOT the murder weapons
BOTH MEN FOUND GUILTY!!!! Jury deliberated
for 5 hours Both men found
guilty of murder Both men
sentenced to death by ELECTRIC CHAIR
6 Appeals
Were they really guilty? Research later
indicated (1961) that Sacco probably was guilty of the murders and probably had Vanzetti's help in the robbery, although we are not completely sure
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