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Sacco and Vanzetti - Jonathan Meer - 08-24-2009
![[Image: Sacvan.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Sacvan.jpg)
August 23, 1927
Sacco and Vanzetti - Kaden - 08-24-2009
Who were they?
Sacco and Vanzetti - Vad - 08-24-2009
Kaden Wrote:Who were they?
Brace for impact. You opened a door.
Sacco and Vanzetti - John Doe - 08-24-2009
They were the guys who were arrested for being communists right? And killed, or something? I'm going to look them up.
Edit: Nope, I'm thinking of two other people. I always did get them confused in History.
Sacco and Vanzetti - Vad - 08-24-2009
Uno Wrote:They were the guys who were arrested for being anarchists right? And killed, or something? I'm going to look them up.
Fixed
Sacco and Vanzetti - Jack - 08-24-2009
I thought they were framed for a murder or something that they didn't commit. There's gotta be more to it than that though, because how that would be headline news is beyond me.
Sacco and Vanzetti - Vad - 08-24-2009
They were convicted and electrocuted for being Anarchists when you boil it down.
Sacco and Vanzetti - Jonathan Meer - 08-24-2009
Essentially, they were tried and convicted for murder. They were also anarchists.
It's a complicated story in history. There was a lot of controversy at the time over their conviction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacco_and_Vanzetti
'Any stigma and disgrace should be forever removed from the names of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. We are not here to say whether these men are guilty or innocent. We are here to say that the high standards of justice, which we in Massachusetts take such pride in, failed Sacco and Vanzetti.' - Michael Dukakis, 1977
Sacco and Vanzetti - Vad - 08-24-2009
When we learned this in class I enjoyed this segment in History. That and 30's and 40's for obvious reasons.
Sacco and Vanzetti - Jonathan Meer - 08-24-2009
It's a kickass period of history. Except for the wars.
Sacco and Vanzetti - Vad - 08-24-2009
I enjoyed learning about wars. Though it was partly our fault (being that we were an allied nation) for starting WWII, I devoured the information given to me.
I'm 300 pages into The Rise and Fall of Third Reich by William L Shirer.
Sacco and Vanzetti - Jonathan Meer - 08-24-2009
Oh, me too. Learning about them is fascinating stuff.
Sacco and Vanzetti - Rem-13 - 08-24-2009
I remember when we touched this in 10th grade history. The teacher spent alot of effort on these individuals and how they illuminated aspects of the US government. Very memorable lesson, great teacher. Word up, Mr. Gardner.