Fifty years since Sacco and Vanzetti execution remembered
Brockton veterans place a wreath on Frederick Parmenter’s grave, marking the 50th anniversary of the Sacco and Vanzetti electrocutions. In Boston and Hartford, memorials and debates over justice and the death penalty continued amid protests and political controversy.
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Judge Accused of Prejudice in Sacco and Vanzetti Case
Historians remain divided on guilt as discussions of anarchist views and defendants' whereabouts surface before the jury. Francis Russell argues ballistics evidence supports Sacco’s guilt while deeming Vanzetti innocent.
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