Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are among the most famous political martyrs of 20th-century America. Convicted of robbery and murder, these two Italian immigrants and anarchists were executed in 1927. In Sacco and Vanzetti, Bruce Watson details the facts of the case and why public sentiment turned against these two men.
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Comments [4]
peter Miller's new film "Sacco & Vanzetti" is also available on DVD now and does a good retelling of the story.
Will the MP3 option for this show be available soon? The website does not seem to be working...
Woody Guthrie famously summarized Sacco & Vanzetti's defense in several songs - can your guest comment on that?
Please ask your guest to comment on Howard Fast's novel about Sacco and Vanzetti.
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