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The Sacco and Vanzetti Controversial Murder Trial
By Monroe, Judy
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-76601-387-2
- Publisher
- Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2000.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2001
Gr 6-8 Monroe reviews the trial of two Italian immigrant anarchists convicted of murder during the Red Scare of the Twenties. Their guilt has long been in doubt and their trial has become symbolic of the intolerance and prejudice of the era. The author opens with a description of the crime for which the men were arrested, and then discusses the xenophobic, fearful atmosphere that developed following World War I. She details the often unfair trial ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
