Justice+Denied+in+Massachusetts+(1927)

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This poem explained the story of two Italian immigrants who were convicted of robbery and murder and shortly after executed for their crimes in Boston in 1927. Many believed that the men were innocent and that they just fell victim to the unethical justice system because the governor refused many pleas concerning any kind of appeal. Millay, herself, was one of the people who had made a plea in their defense. Her requests were also denied and she strongly felt that the men didn't get a fair public hearing because they were immigrants, they were poor, and because many of their advocates were women or leftists (Axelrod P473). ======