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Martyrs or Killers Sacco and Vanzetti Verdict Recalled
In a sweeping timeline the piece traces the 1920 payroll murder in South Braintree and the ensuing Sacco and Vanzetti case. It notes arrests in May 1920, trials before Judge Webster Thayer, and the controversial conviction and death sentence amid global protests and bombings. It also lists key events through 1926 including appeals, hunger strikes, and commutation hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Frederick Parmenter
Alexander Berardelli
South Braintree
Massachusetts
Niccola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Vanzetti
Iwen
Sacco
Mia
Department of Justice
Frejadice
America
Europe
Asia
South America
United States
Paris
Myron T. Herrick
Spain
Havana
Lima
Buenos Ayres
Berlin
London
Moscow
Peking
Calcutta
Sydney
Capetown
Slater & Morrill Shoe Co
South Raintree
Bridgewater
Webster Thayer
Dedham
Milan
Italy
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Samuel Johnson
West Bridgewater
Herrick
Sacco-Vanzetti