Italian Immigration In The 1920s

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The 1920’s were a time where America was becoming a more modernized country. People were becoming more influenced in consumerism, fashion was changing, and new concepts and views were forming. Due to the new mindset that people had it was relatively easy for people to follow trends, especially if everyone else had a similar view. For example, the trial against Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, brought many American people to have a strong dislike for Italian immigrants for the reason that Americans believed that Italian immigrants were dangerous people, and that they brought over radical thoughts. The Sacco and Vanzetti trial brought the notion that all Italian immigrants were ruining the prestigious country, and the American people wanted …show more content…

The American people felt that having immigrants enter their country, and bring over their own culture decreased the beauty that America had established. Giving into these views, United States citizens were becoming less unified, and tensions were heightened. The fact that Sacco and Vanzetti were Italian immigrants did not help them connect to the American people. While many Americans felt that Sacco and Vanzetti were guilty of the charges that were brought against them other Americans, minorities mostly, thought that these two were being prosecuted unjustly. For example, on May 31, 1921, the New York Times published an article goes over the different organizations groups that are helping the Sacco and Vanzetti cause. One organization that helped Sacco and Vanzetti is the League for Democratic Control. Secretary Elizabeth Glendower Evans, made a statement that states “We propose to stand by Sacco and Vanzetti as a second stand by a duelist with the Italian Embassy, we propose to see that every ethic of justice is observed. If it is not, we can multiply our voices a million-fold to spread the news across the land. ” Other institutions that are giving their funds and supports are American Civil Liberties Union, and The New England Civil Liberties Committee . Since these were well-established organizations that were contributing to Sacco and Vanzetti case, other minorities groups also donated to the defense team. In 1925, the Sacco-Vanzetti defense committee released a book that gave the complete breakdown of who, where, and how much money people gave to aid in the defense of Sacco and Vanzetti cases . Due to the support of the people and the various institutions they were able to raise close to 300,000 dollars . On the account that the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti was immensely publicized many people were not

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