Participation Type
Panel
Presentation #1 Title
The Crusader from Pittsburgh: Michael Musmanno and the Sacco/Vanzetti Case
Presentation #1 Abstract or Summary
It is a truism to say that this nation is polarized along ideological lines, with each side retreating into their respective echo chambers, interested only in their version of the truth. Argument ceases in this environment, as each side proclaims its own specific narrative with its own set of facts. While this is unsettling and has been exacerbated by an explosion of media outlets and platforms, this phenomenon is nothing new in our national experience. Other issues have divided America in the past and divided her bitterly. Good cases in point include racial issues, ranging from slavery to civil rights, immigration, and national security, as well as freedom of speech and association. One such case that involved two of these categories was Sacco and Vanzetti: two immigrant Italian anarchists who were arrested, tried, convicted, and eventually executed for a robbery/homicide that took place on the morning of April 15, 1920 in South Braintree, Massachusetts.
Part of the Panel: Air Quality and Environmental Justice.
The Crusader from Pittsburgh: Michael Musmanno and the Sacco/Vanzetti Case
It is a truism to say that this nation is polarized along ideological lines, with each side retreating into their respective echo chambers, interested only in their version of the truth. Argument ceases in this environment, as each side proclaims its own specific narrative with its own set of facts. While this is unsettling and has been exacerbated by an explosion of media outlets and platforms, this phenomenon is nothing new in our national experience. Other issues have divided America in the past and divided her bitterly. Good cases in point include racial issues, ranging from slavery to civil rights, immigration, and national security, as well as freedom of speech and association. One such case that involved two of these categories was Sacco and Vanzetti: two immigrant Italian anarchists who were arrested, tried, convicted, and eventually executed for a robbery/homicide that took place on the morning of April 15, 1920 in South Braintree, Massachusetts.
Part of the Panel: Air Quality and Environmental Justice.
