VANZETTI, BARTOLOMEO, 1888-1927.
-
The Myth of Sacco and Vanzetti / Robert Montgomery ; interviewed by Byron Bryant.
-
Sacco and Vanzette : the case and a drama / narrated by Ed Markmann ; introduced by Toby Cole.
Documentary and dramatization about the Sacco-Vanzetti trial, in which two immigrants where tried and found guilty of a bombing. The trial demonstrated the fear of foreigners following World War I. |r.1. Summary of the Sacco-Vanzetti story ; Sacco’s background ; Vansetti’s background (45 min.) — r.2. The Trial ; Evidence ; Anti-Red sentiment ; Another…
-
World War I ; red scare, Harlem renaissance ; lynchings in the South ; Depression ; urban family life in a packinghouse town.
Includes song about Socco and Vanzetti, poetry of Langston Hughes read by Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, “Strange Fruit” read by Lillian Hellman, “Yonnondio” read by Tillie Olsen, “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday, and “Nobody knows you when you re down and out” by Bessie Smith.|WORLD WAR I| RED SCARE, HARLEM RENAISSANCE| LYNCHINGS IN THE…