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Article: Sacco & Vanzetti: the case resolved.
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- National Review
- Article date:
- May 23, 1986
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Sacco & Vanzetti: The Case Resolved
THIS IS A VERY well-written book by a man whose knowledge and understanding of modern American history is deeply rooted in his own New England traditions. The book is important on two levels. One is Francis Russell's careful revision of the still widely accepted legend of the innocence of these two Italian terrorists. In August 1977, Michael Dukakis, the governor of Massachusetts, officially declared the fiftieth anniversary of their execution "Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti Memorial Day.' Dukakis explained "that although he took no stand on whether the two were guilty or innocent, he wanted to remove any stigma or ...
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