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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive site that provides the trial transcript and summary of evidence, as well as a chronology, biographies of trial participants, and information of the Red Scare.
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Whitney Museum

Whitney Museum of American Art: Ben Shahn: The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti

For Students 9th - 10th
Ben Shahn created a series of paintings about the trial, executions, and funerals of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. This site shows the funeral painting and explains the scene and symbolism Shahn painted.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Intolerance

For Students 5th - 8th
The 1920s was a time of intolerance and a return to nativism, a claim to return to American values, defined as those held by white, western European descendents. Read about the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan, restriction on immigration,...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: Sacco Vanzetti

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source documents and texts related to the Sacco-Vanzetti Case.Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were admitted anarchists who were tried and convicted of killing two men during an armed robbery. The materials include court...
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Norfolk County Courthouse

For Students 9th - 10th
This Greek Revival courthouse was built in 1827 and expanded over the 19th century. It was site of the controversial Sacco-Vanzetti trial in 1921, and has changed little since then.