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#6 Sacco and Vanzetti

#6 Sacco and Vanzetti. Video Notes :. Who were Sacco and Vanzetti? What happened to them?. Case of fear for anarchists and immigrants:. Sacco and Vanzetti : Italian immigrants, known anarchists and atheists (don’t believe in any god), draft dodgers during WWI (unpatriotic)

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#6 Sacco and Vanzetti

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  1. #6 Sacco and Vanzetti

  2. Video Notes: • Who were Sacco and Vanzetti? • What happened to them?

  3. Case of fear for anarchists and immigrants: • Sacco and Vanzetti: Italian immigrants, known anarchists and atheists (don’t believe in any god), draft dodgers during WWI (unpatriotic) • Accused of robbing and killing the paymaster and security guard at a shoe factory • 7 year trial • Judge and jury were prejudice against the men because they’re immigrants (background) • Protests around the world to show the men’s innocence • Found guilty by jury= given the death sentence by electric chair

  4. “Two Good Men” song by Woody Guthrie (1912-1931), folk singer from Oklahoma, sang about the plight of Americans during the 20s and 30s

  5. Song analysis: • How does Woody Guthrie feel towards the Sacco and Vanzetti court case and Judge Thayer? Quote lines that back up your argument. • How does Woody Guthrie feel towards the men Sacco and Vanzetti? Quote lines that back up your argument. • What is the ultimate message in the song that Woody Guthrie is sending to Americans? Quote lines that back up your argument.

  6. Design a Gravestone Epitaph- • Choose either Nicola Sacco (1898- 1927) or Bartolomeo Vanzetti (1899-1927) • Must include: • Describe who they were (some background on their life) • What they were accused of committing • How you believe they should be remembered.

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