Sacco & Vanzetti: The Global Struggle
By Ben Miller
This miniseries examines the international dimensions of the Sacco and Vanzetti case. Why did people in Boston, Buenos Aires, Paris, Syndey and Shanghai all care so passionately about two unknown Italians? What does that tell us about the world of the 1920s?
Sacco & Vanzetti: The Global StruggleJul 21, 2021
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Episode 6 - The Workingmen's Struggle
It was ordinary, angry working people around the world who turned the Sacco and Vanzetti case into a global struggle.
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Episode 5 - The Radical Struggle
In the 1920s, every radical lefist group in the world wanted a piece of Sacco and Vanzetti.
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Episode 4 - The Italian Struggle
When Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted, the global Italian community was the first to protest (and mail bombs).
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Episode 3 - The Case
Think of any trope of courtroom drama. The Sacco and Vanzetti case almost surely included it.
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Episode 2 - The Backstory
Sacco and Vanzetti may have been anonymous, but they were part of an international radical community.
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Episode 1 - The Introduction
Why did so many people around the world care about two random Italian anarchists?
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