HIST 173 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: First Red Scare, Xenophobia
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Story that talks about the justices of prejudice in the society. Vanzetti: worked 18 hours a day at the bakery at the age of 6, mother dies of cancer, read a lot, loved christ, fundamental decent man, suffering from depression. Sacco: small town in italy, born into a prosperous family. Two man walked down the street and waited by the. The car picked them up and drove down the street at a high speed. Sacco had a pistol w 30 something extra bullets. When they were both arrested, they were confused. Anarchist and he lied that he was not an anarchist. They think they are arrested because they are anarchist. Problem of the story: falsely of accused of two robbery fence. Analogy: italians accused in massachusetts vs. a black man accused of rape in the south. Many immigrants are bringing political envisions (anarchist, socialism, etc)
