The trial of sacco and vanzett

Tainted Justice: The Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti Beneath the surface of economic prosperity and social liberation, America in the 1920's was a place of great fear, distrust, and prejudice. The Russian Revolution of 1917 had heightened anxieties about global Socialist movements, and any political ideology which strayed from good old-fashioned white-Protestant patriotism was met with suspicion and often hostility. This "Red Scare" resulted in violations of the civil rights of many immigrants and other individuals …

…how society’s bias could sway the American judicial system to make a judgment on personal beliefs rather than on the facts presented. The trial remains heavily debated and fuels the interests of lawmakers young and old because the hostility towards immigrants in the 1920’s could not render a fair trial. Tragically, the answers to this complex case evaporated as the switch of the electric chair moved downward ending the lives of Sacco and Vanzetti.