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Studs presents program on Sacco and Vanzetti trial

BROADCAST: Aug. 22, 1977 | DURATION: 00:00:01

Digital audio not yet public.

Synopsis

Terkel presents program on the controversial trail of Sacco and Vanzetti and people's contemporary perception of the trial and execution after Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis proclaimed they were treated unfairly.

Details

Broadcast Date
Aug. 22, 1977

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 61.10 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
1 second

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

American History & Politics Civil Rights

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Sacco, Nicola, 1891-1927. Vanzetti, Bartolomeo, 1888-1927. Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921--Anniversaries, etc. Anarchists--Biography.--United States Sacco and Vanzetti Italian Americans Injustice Capital punishment--United States The letters of Sacco and Vanzetti Immigrants

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