Summary of Websites on the Sacco Vanzetti Case

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Summary of Websites on the Sacco Vanzetti Case

• Amy Citron

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http//www.saccovanzettiproject.org/project.htmSa
cco Vanzetti Project 2002 75 Years Since the
Execution

• This web site has documentary material which is
  intended to raise awareness of the case and its
  outcome. Its main purpose is to teach the public
  about the case and its impact on society.

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http//www.english.upenn.edu/afilreis/88/sacvan.h
tmlSacco-Vanzetti Case, by Robert DAttilio

• This web site is a reliable assessment of the
  events precending and following the trial. It is
  from a neutral perspective, explaining that there
  are different theories of Sacco and Vanzettis
  innocence.

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http//ng.netgate.net/wms/SandV.htmlThe
Commonwealth of Massachusetts versus Sacco and
Vanzetti The Ballistic Evidence

• This web site has an interesting account of
  interviews during the trial between the
  prosecution and two ballistics experts. The
  conclusion from this reading is that Sacco and
  Vanzetti are most likely innocent.

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Tying it All Together

• In Freshman Forum, our class learned about the
  impacts and correlations between the play M.
  Butterfly, the Sacco and Vanzetti case, and the
  aftermath of September 11th. In M. Butterfly,
  the east was looked at as strange and
  untrustworthy. For the west, Communism was
  something to be feared in China, and that fear
  can be seen as being carried over into the Sacco
  and Vanzetti case. This trial took place during
  the Red Scare, and many people were afraid of the
  domino effect (spread of Communism). The main
  players were Italian immigrants who were feared
  because of their radical anarchical political
  views. These two historical events relate to what
  has been going on in the United States post 9/11.
  The terrorists had radical views they claimed in
  the name of Islam. Now there is racial profiling
  and prejudice against many Muslims because of the
  ideas of a few radicals. We should learn from
  history and realize that stereotyping the views
  of a small percentage of one group as the
  overwhelming views of the entire entity is wrong.
  We should be able to apply what we learn from the
  past to prevent future unfortunate incidents.