It's been more than 60 years since Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed
Frank Mazzaglia Guest Columnist It’s been more than 60 years since Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed Yet, when Gov. Michael Dukakis pardoned them in 1977 — with the words, “ any stigma and disgrace should be forever removed from the names of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti” — most Italian Americans felt a sense of gratitude and relief. Indeed, the Sacco Vanzetti case is one of the most divisive in the history of the United States The murders for which Sacco and Vanzetti were executed took place on April 15, 1920, in South Braintree. In the process of steali...
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