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Protest strike advocated at Sacco and Vanzetti meeting at Union Square, NYC. Ca. April 19, 1927. The Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee called for a nationwide strike to protest against the death sentence issued by Judge Webster Thayer on April 9, 1927. People in the crowd raise their hands to agree. A sign reads, 'Sacco 7 Vanzetti are not Guilty' and 'The International Labor Defense Fights to Free Sacco and Vanzetti'. (KEYSTONE/Everett Collection/)