Sacco and Vanzetti(Program #13)

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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Copyright

℗ & © 2009 Smithsonian Folkways

Podcast Keywords

woody guthrie, Nicola Sacco, Bartolmeo Vanzetti, Sacco and Vanzetti, anarchy, dukakis, I Just Want to Sing Your Name, You Souls of Boston, Suassos Lane, Old Judge Thayer, sounds to grow on, smithsonian, folkway, folk, ways, asch, CKUA, Michael Asch

Description

Nicola Sacco and Bartolmeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchists, were executed unjustly in 1927 for armed robbery and murder of two pay-clerks in Massachusetts. The case caused quite a stir at the time as for many the conviction was not for murder, but for being anarchists and immigrants. They were pardoned in 1977 by Governor Michael Dukakis. In 1947, twenty years after the execution, my father commissioned an album of original songs penned and sung by Woody Guthrie about the trial, an album Woody himself believed was his most important work. Smithsonian Folkways: Sounds to Grow On is a 26-part series hosted by Michael Asch that features the original recordings of Folkways Records.

Duration

57:46 MINS

Author

Smithsonian Folkways

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53.4 MB

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Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT

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Sounds to Grow On

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