Term: Sacco-Vanzetti Case (scroll down for definition)

Definition: Sacco-Vanzetti Case

Sacco and Vanzetti were two Italian-American anarchists who were convicted of murdering two men. The trial for murder was seen as unfair, and containing faulty evidence. The men were executed nonetheless. Many viewed the case as an example of nativism (animosity towards foreigners).

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