Thesis: Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were two Italian anarchists who were found guilty of armed robbery and murder in a trial and conviction that incited protests around the world and has been questioned ever since their sentence was handed down.
Sacco and Vanzetti immigrated in 1908 to the United States of America from two different parts of Italy and met 10 years later when they were convicted of two crimes.
Sacco worked as a shoemaker, was married, and had a family and Vanzetti went from job to job all over the east coast until he settled about 40 miles from Boston.
Sacco and Vanzetti were accused of armed robbery and murder. II. Sacco and Vanzetti received an unfair trial which lead them being guilty.
The jury voted 10-2 saying they were guilty.
There was no solid evidence showing that they committed both crimes. III. Sacco and Vanzetti were executed on August 23, 1927.
This lead to many violent protests at foreign U.S. embassies around the world.
In 1977, the Governor of Massachusetts cleared their names when he signed a proclamation. …show more content…
According to the defendant's testimony and some of their alibis, they did not commit the crimes, The jury voted 10-2 finding them guilty. They were just two immigrants trying to get freedom here in the United States, but their freedom ended. Some say that they were guilty of the crime while others say they were guilty because of their beliefs. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were two Italian anarchists who were found guilty of armed robbery and murder in a trial and conviction that incited protests around the world and has been questioned every since their sentence was handed