Roaring Twenties | Rise of the Radicals | 1
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You Don't Believe in War, Mister Vanzetti
Trial of saco and vanzetti began in may 19 21. Prosecution capitalized on defendant's political views, drawing special attention to their draft dodging during world war one. Physical evidence against the pair was flimsy; finger prints did not match those collected at the scene. Eye witnesses for the prosecution came up with a string of dubious accounts. But it was perhaps the judge who helped the prosecution's case most.
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