,NAMELESS 9 ! CR[D ( NAMELESS ONES ,SOME ?\IAN ,LIFE #aibc ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,B>TOLOMEO ,VANZETTI ,TEXT 3 ,PHOTO BY DUNCAN C1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE ,I CAN'T REMEMB] :5 ,I FIR/ READ 0,! ,/ORY ( ,A ,PROLET>IAN ,LIFE40 ,I JU/ KN[ ?AT ONE $ITION OR ANO!R HAS BE5 9 & >\ND MY LIFE = A LONG TIME4 ,I READ IT MO/ YE>S1 & USUALLY ,I F9D MYSELF READ+ IT 9 A DIFF]5T WAY FROM ! TIME BE=E4 ,SOMETIMES ,I READ IT AS ! VOICE ( ! IMMIGRANT EXP]I5CE & AM MOV$ BY ! IMAGE ( ,VANZETTI1 ALONE 9 ! ,BATT]Y1 TRY+ TO MAKE S5SE ( :]E HE WAS & REALIZ+ HIS ESS5TIAL LONEL9ESS & ALI5ATION FROM ALL ?AT HE SAW >\ND HIM4 ,HIS PORTRAYAL ( ! EXHAU/+ SE>* = WORK & ! SEEK+ \T ( FELL[ C\NTRY PEOPLE = HELP & SUPPORT IS BO? GRIM & POIGNANT READ+ & ONE CAN UND]/& H[ ! ACTS ( K9DNESS HE RECEIVES BEG9 TO DRIVE & %APE HIS PHILOSOPHY ( LIFE4 ,HIS EXP]I5CE 7& ! EXP]I5CE ( MANY O!RS1 ,I W\LD GUESS7 REFLECT$ ! EXP]I5CES ( ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN & ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN :O1 AL?\< REBELS ( A K9D 9 !IR HOME C\NTRY1 W]E MADE AN>*I/S BY ! CONDITIONS & SITUATIONS !Y 5C\NT]$ AFT] 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,9 E>LY TW5TIE? C5TURY ,AM]ICA1 AN>*ISM WASN'T NECESS>ILY A =EIGN IMPORT1 EV5 IF ! PRESS DID LIVE 9 FE> ( BE+ SWAMP$ BY IMMIGRANT DEVILS >RIV+ ) HIDD5 AN>*I/ NEWSPAP]S & PAMPHLETS WRITT5 9 ALI5 & CRUDE LANGUAGES4 ,9 TRU? IT WAS ,AM]ICAN CAPITALISM1 ) ITS CASUAL1 EV]YDAY CRUELTIES ?AT HELP$ TURN SOME IMMIGRANTS 9TO AN>*I/S1 ,VANZETTI HIS COMRADES AMONG !M4 ,O!R TIMES ,I READ ! PAMPHLET 9 ! WAY ,I ?9K ,VANZETTI WANT$ US TO READ IT--AS ! AUTOBIOGRAPHY ( A WORK+ CLASS MAN--AS A 0PROLET>IAN04 ,I ?9K HE WAS V]Y CLE> AS TO :AT ?AT ACTUALLY MEANT BY ! WORD PROLET>IAN & IT IS IMPORTANT TO HIM ?AT WE DISCOV] ?AT CL>ITY ?R\< \R 5GAGEM5T ) HIS WRIT+4 ,HE WANT$ US TO UND]/& 9 CONCRETE T]MS :AT IT MEANT TO BE WORK+ CLASS4 ,9 ,! ,/ORY ( A ,PROLET>IAN ,LIFE WE READ ( ! PHYSICAL CRUELTIES ( HIS WORK+ LIFE 9 ,ITALY1 A LIFE ?AT L$ TO HIS CONTRACT+ PLEURISY2 :ILE HIS WORK EXP]I5CES 9 ,AM]ICA >E NO BETT]4 ,HE 5DURES H>D1 BRUTAL LABOR 9 UNBE>ABLE CONDITIONS ?AT LEAVE HIM EXHAU/$ & ILL AT ! 5D ( EA* WORK+ DAY4 ,WE NE$ TO BE ACUTELY AW>E :5 WE READ ?IS SECTION2 ! WORDS ON ! PAGE CONVEY ! SMELLS1 ! A*ES1 ! EXHAU/ION1 & ! M5TAL MIS]Y ?AT LIE BEH9D !M & IT W\LD BE 9EXCUSABLE IF WE DID NOT REFLECT ON ! LIFE HE IS TRY+ TO DESCRIBE4 ,I S5SE HE SAW ?IS AS ! MO/ IMPORTANT SECTION ( HIS TEXT & WAS TRY+ TO GUIDE US 9TO A =EIGN PLACE2 ONE FEW ( US HAVE ANY UND]/&+ (4 ,SIMPLY PUT1 ! EXP]I5CE HE DESCRIBES IS ! EXI/5CE ?AT CON/ITUT$ ! LIV+1 EV]YDAY REALITY = MANY IMMIGRANT & POOR WORK+ CLASS COMMUNITIES TORN BETWE5 UNSKILL$ & SKILL$ LABOR4 ,IT %AP$ :O ,VANZETTI WAS & UNTIL WE REALIZE ?AT ,I RA!R ?9K WE CANNOT EV5 BEG9 TO UND]/& HIM OR ! IDEAS ?AT GE/AT$ FROM ! ECONOMIC & EMOTIONAL SITUATION HE F\ND HIMSELF 94 ,SU* A READ+ ( HIS WRIT+ LEAVES US A/ONI%$ AS TO H[ HE & O!RS C\LD MA9TA9 !IR DIGNITY & S5SE ( SELF 9 ! WORLD !Y HAD TO 9HABIT4 ,! TW5TY F\R OR SO PAGES ?AT DETAIL HIS EXP]I5CE ( BO? F9D+ & 5DUR+ WORK CAN /& ) ! V]Y BE/ ( WORK+ CLASS AUTOBIOGRAPHY4 ,CONCISE1 DETAIL$1 & PASSIONATE !Y /ILL SOMEH[ 5SURE ?AT WE NEV] LOSE SIN$ ?AT CLASS-CONSCI\SNESS WAS NOT A PHRASE 9V5T$ BY PROPAG&I/S1 BUT WAS A REAL1 VITAL =CE1 & ?AT ?OSE :O FELT ITS SIGNIFICANCE W]E NO LONG] BEA/S ( BURD51 BUT W]E HUMAN BE+S40 7#a#h7 ,:AT HAS ALWAYS FASC9AT$ ME1 ?\<1 IS ! IDEA ( ,VANZETTI AS A SELF-$UCAT$ MAN1 AS AN AUTODIDACT1 & :AT ?AT MEANT ) REG>D TO HIS AN>*ISM4 ,TIME & TIME AGA9 ,I GO BACK TO HIS *APT] 0,MY ,9TELLECTUAL ,LIFE & ,CRE$40 ,I KN[1 ,I ?9K1 :Y ?IS *APT] FASC9ATES ME &1 P]HAPS1 O!R AN>*I/S ( MY G5]ATION4 ,:5 ,I WAS GR[+ UP ,I MET MANY SELF-$UCAT$ WORK+ CLASS M5 & WOM54 ,!Y W]E EV]Y:]E 9 ! COMMUNITY ,I LIV$ 94 ,!Y HAD LEFT S*OOL AT #ac OR SO1 (T5 HAV+ %[N SOME PROMISE !RE1 BECAUSE ECONOMIC NECESSITY HAD DRIV5 !M TO WORK4 ,?IS WAS ESPECIALLY SO 9 ! CASE ( WOM5 LIKE MY MO!R1 NEV] )\T A BOOK 9 H] H&1 :O LEFT S*OOL E>LY TO WORK 9 A FACTORY WRAPP+ BOIL$ SWEETS4 ,!IR LE>N+ HAD NEV] FOLL[$ ! ACCEPT$ TRAJECTORY ( A UNIV]SITY OR 0HI<]0 $UCATION1 ?AT S5SE ( ORD]1 %APE & *RONOLOGY ?AT =M$ :AT WE MIIES1 AF=D TO BUY1 OR C\LD BORR[ FROM FRI5DS1 !Y BECAME AUTONOM\S LE>N]S 9 *>GE ( !IR [N $UCATION4 ,!Y ALWAYS RECOGNIZ$ ! 0LIT]>Y CANON0 & HAD1 SOMETIMES1 A RA!R EXAGG]AT$ RESPECT = IT4 ,?AT SAID !Y BR\ITY & ANTI-RACISM4 ,O!RS FELT ! SAME AB\T ?OSE AWFUL NOVELS ( ! ,5GLI% PUBLIC S*OOL1 7,! ,B\ND] ( ,GREYFRI>S1 ?AT SORT ( ?+7 :I* !Y SAW AS FRI5DS TOGE!R AGA9/ ! WORLD1 & AU?ORITY 9 G5]AL1 RA!R ?AN ! CLASSI/1 RACI/ NOVELS ?AT MANY CRITICS FELT !Y ACTUALLY W]E4 ,SOMETIMES !SE READ]S DID MEET 9 SMALL GR\PS TO TALK AB\T :AT !Y W]E READ+4 ,MO/LY ?\< IT WAS1 ,I ?9K1 A RA!R SOLIT>Y & LONELY BUS9ESS4 ,SOME ( !SE PEOPLE W]E 9 ! ,5GLI% AN>*I/ MOVEM5T :5 ,I JO9$ ALL ?OSE YE>S AGO4 ,LIKE MANY WORK+ CLASS AUTODIDACTS !Y SAW LE>N+ 9 UNIQUE & 9DIVIDUAL PATT]NS ?AT CUT ACROSS ALL SORTS ( DISCIPL9ES & G5RES1 9=M+ BO? H[ !Y SAW AN>*ISM1 & !IR RELATION%IPS ) O!R AN>*I/S NOT FROM !IR BACKGR\ND4 ,IT WAS LIKE ?AT = ,VANZETTI4 ,HE V]Y C>EFULLY LI/S :AT HE WAS READ+ AFT] HIS >RIVAL 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,!RE >E ! USUAL AN>*I/ SUSPECTS AS WELL AS ,M>X1 ,D>W91 & ,SP5C]4 ,I IMAG9E HIM1 9 HIS ROOM AFT]1 OR BE=E WORK1 POR+ OV] ,R5AN'S ,LIFE ( ,JESUS A POPUL> 7& IT HAS TO BE SAID1 RA!R TURGID7 MA9/AY ( LATE N9ETE5? & E>LY TW5TIE? C5TURY FREE?\DS & HIS BELIEF ?AT ONLY N[ WAS HUMANITY LEAV+ ! PREHI/ORIC AGE -9DE$ 0HUMAN HI/ORY HAS NOT YET BEGUN04 ,( C\RSE !RE WAS ALSO 0LIT]ATURE0--,HUGO1 ,TOL/OY1 ,ZOLA1 POETRY &1 ABOVE ALL1 ,! ,DIV9E ,COM$Y4 ,ONE S5SES ?AT ! LATT] WAS AS MU* AN 9FLU5CE ON HIM AS ANY AN>*I/ WRIT+ ?AT CAME HIS WAY4 ,ALL ( IT1 ALL ?IS READ+ %AP$1 CEM5T$1 & *ALL5G$ HIS IDEAS4 ,! WORDS ( !SE WRIT]S /RUCK A *ORD1 CRY/ALLIZ$ :AT HE WAS ALREADY S5S+ & MADE HIM AW>E ( ! BEAUTY ?AT C\LD BE F\ND 9 ! WAY WORDS RELAT$ TO EA* O!R4 ,LIT]ATURE PROVID$ A BALM TO ! EXHAU/ION ( HIS EV]YDAY LIFE & LIT UP ! WORLD >\ND HIM ) A HOPE ?AT WAS TANGIBLE4 ,WAIT+ = HIM WAS AN>*ISM & A MOVEM5T ?AT CELEBRAT$ WORK]'S CULTURE & LIT]ACY1 CONTA9+ COMRADES :O HAD A %>$ UND]/&+ ( ! DIGNITY ( LIFE ?AT HE RECOGNIZ$ & RELAT$ TO & HELP$ HIM READ1 :AT HE CALL$1 0,! ,BOOK ( ,LIFE2 ?AT IS ! ,BOOK ( ,BOOKS6 ,ALL ! O!RS M]ELY TEA* H[ TO READ ?IS ONE40 7#b#i7 ,?R\< ,! ,/ORY ( A ,PROLET>IAN ,LIFE WE CAN TRACE :AT CONTRIBUT$ TO ,VANZETTI'S EMBRACE ( ! 0IDEAL'1 ! PURSUIT ( :I* MADE HIS LIFE WOR? LIV+4 ,GIV5 HIS CIRCUM/ANCES :5 HE WROTE ?IS PAMPHLET IT IS UND]/&ABLE ?AT HE DOES NOT M5TION SOME MATT]S1 BUT WE %\LD REM9D \RSELVES ( A FEW ?+S AB\T ! AN>*I/ WORLD HE MOV$ 94 ,HIS AN>*I/ CONTEXT1 IF Y\ WILL4 ,VANZETTI WAS A COMMITT$ & PASSIONATE AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ :OSE AN>*ISM MEANT A P]MAN5T CONTE/ATION4 ,9FLU5C$ BY ! IDEAS ( WRIT]S SU* AS ,LUIGI ,GALLEANI1 ,PET] ,KROPOTK91 & ,MAX ,/IRN]1 & RE-9=C$ BY !IR AFF9ITY ) EA* O!R1 SOME ( ,VANZETTI'S COMRADES1 US+ ANY WEAPONS !Y C\LD1 HAD BE5 AT W> ) ! ,AM]ICAN GOV]NM5T S9CE ! SUMM] ( #a#i#a#d4 ,!IRS 7& HIS7 WAS AN AN>*ISM ?AT COMB9$ A FI]CE BELIEF 9 ! RI*ISM WAS A!I/IC1 OPPOS$ TO ANY =M ( CONCILIATION ) CAPITALISM1 ALL EMBRAC+1 & PASSIONATE 9 A WAY ?AT MIRI$ \T ATTACKS ON ! RI* & P[]FUL4 ,HE LAUD$ ?OSE M5 & WOM5 :O HAD F\ACT]I/IC ( BO? AU?ORIT>IAN & 0 DEMOCRATIC0 /ATES4 ,?IS PAP] WAS CRITICAL 9 DEVELOP+ ,VANZETTI'S APPRECIATION ( H[ AN>*I/S %\LD BE2 H[ !Y %\LD C>RY !MSELVES 9 A WORLD ?AT SAW !M AS ! 5EMY4 ,?AT SAID1 WE DO NE$ TO BE C>EFUL ?\< :5 WE TALK AB\T 9FLU5CES & H[ !Y WORK4 ,WE CAN'T SAY A PAP] SAID ?AT SO !Y DID ?IS4 ,?AT'S A CONV5I5CE ( APPROA* ?AT BELONGS 9 ! >*IVE & NO:]E ELSE4 ,PROCESSES ( ?9K+ W5T ON1 EXP]I5CES 9 LIFE W]E CONSID]$ & A CON/ANT ASSESSM5T ( WORDS WAS TAK+ PLACE1 EV5 IF ! WORDS ( AN>*ISM RESONAT$ ) !M LIKE ONLY A FEW O!R WORDS HAD EV] RESONAT$ 9 !IR LIVES4 ,A DID NOT NECESS>ILY LEAD TO ,B )\T (T5 PULL+ 9 ,F1 ,Q1 & ,S4 ,IF AN>*ISM WAS ! 5D ( !IR J\RNEY WE NE$ TO KN[ F> MORE AB\T !IR 9TELLECTUAL1 ECONOMIC1 & EMOTIONAL J\RNEYS BE=E WE MAKE TOO MANY CASUAL OR SWEEP+ /ATEM5TS AB\T ANY COMRADES'S RELATION%IP ) IT1 NEV] M9D ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 READ+ & ACTION4 ,WE %\LD ALSO REMEMB] IT WASN'T JU/ ,GALLEANI DO+ ! WRIT+4 ,9 SOME CASES IT WAS WORK+ CLASS & 0UN$UCAT$0 WRIT]S /RIV+ TO F9D ! RI*Y4 ,IF AN>*Y WAS TO BE NEW & ORIG9AL & />TL+LY WOND]FUL :AT WORDS C\LD !Y F9D TO EXPRESS !SE HOPES1 DREAMS1 & POT5TIAL POSSIBILITIES8 ,9EVITABLY !Y DREW ON !IR EXP]I5CES ) :AT WE MIY CANON &1 AS A RESULT1 !IR WRIT+S >E (T5 AWKW>D1 UNGA9LY1 HYP]BOLIC & HAUNT+LY BEAUTIFUL1 (T5 ALL AT ! SAME TIME4 ,WE ALSO KN[ ?AT ?IS AN>*ISM (F]$ AN ALT]NATIVE CULTURAL LIFE ?AT APPEAL$ TO ! SELF-$UCAT$ MILITANT4 ,ONE 9 :I* !Y C\LD PLAY AN 9TEGRAL P>T4 ,DRAMA P]=MANCES1 PICNICS & MUSICAL CONC]TS PROLIF]AT$ 1 ALL PUT ON BY ! AN>*I/S !MSELVES & SE5 AS 9TEGRAL TO ! PURSUIT ( ! IDEAL & ! PROMOTION ( WORK] CULTURE4 ,VANZETTI & HIS COMRADES EMBRAC$ ALL ( ?IS ) A PASSION4 ,WAT*+ A PLAY BY ,GORI1 LI/5+ TO >IAS & FOLK SONGS1 READ+ NOVELS & POETRY1 TALK+ & LE>N+1 ALL BECAME P>T ( ! FABRIC ( AN>*ISM &1 WE MI*ISM BECAME = ,VANZETTI1 AS MU* 9TUITION & FEEL+ AS IT WAS 9TELLECT4 ,WE >E 5T]+ AWKW>D T]RITORY H]E4 ,= SO LONG WE HAVE SE5 ,VANZETTI AS A VICTIM1 AS ! 9NOC5T MAN EXECUT$ BY ! ,AM]ICAN /ATE ALONGSIDE HIS COMRADE1 ,NICOLA ,SACCO4 ,HE HAS BE5 *>ACT]IZ$ AS A SIMPLE WORK+ MAN ) A DEVOT$1 IF RA!R AWKW>D BELIEF SY/EM4 ,?IS PAMPHLET %[S US ?AT ?OSE IMAGES WILL NOT DO4 ,HE WAS A COMPLEX MAN1 DRIV5 BY A FI]CE MORALITY4 ,HE REFLECT$ DEEPLY ON ! WORLD >\ND HIM & WAS CLE>LY AW>E ( ! P[] & POSSIBILITY ( LANGUAGE & ITS RELATION%IP TO LIT]ATURE1 IDEAS & ACTION4 ,HIS WRIT+ TRACES ! J\RNEY ?AT L$ HIM FROM ,ITALY TO ! PRISON CELL :]E HE AWAITS EXECUTION1 BUT IT DOES MU* MORE4 ,AS WELL AS DESCRIB+ TO US JU/ :AT PROLET>IAN C\LD MEAN1 IT PRES5TS US ) AN AN>*ISM ?AT WE CANNOT FULLY TRACE 9 ANYONE'S WRIT+S OR 9 ANY NEWSPAP]4 ,?IS IS AN AN>*ISM ?AT IS EQUALLY BAS$ UPON EMOTION & 9TUITION AS IT IS ON ANY !ORETICAL WRIT+4 ,IT'S A FI]CE1 UN9HIBIT$ IDEAL1 C5T]$ ON ! ASS]TION ( DIGNITY 9 ! FACE ( APPALL+ ECONOMIC & EMOTIONAL OPPRESSION4 ,IT MA9TA9$ ,VANZETTI'S DIGNITY 9 ! FACE ( ! MO/ DISGU/+ LIV+ & WORK+ CONDITIONS ?AT CAPITALI/ ,AM]ICA ?REW AT HIM4 ,KN[+ ?IS WE W\LD DO WELL TO REMEMB] ?AT ! AN>*I/ COMMUNISM ( ! ,GALLEANI/I WAS AIM$ NOT JU/ AT ! SOLID & H>DWORK+ MAN ( ,KROPOTK9'S 0 ,APPEAL TO ! ,Y\NG0 OR ,MORRIS' 0 ,NEW ,FROM ,NO:]E0 BUT RA!R TO ! \TSID]S2 ?OSE M5 & WOM5 AT ! V]Y $GE ( CAPITALI/ LIFE1 LIV+ & WORK+ 9 A GRIM SQUALOR WE CANNOT IMAG9E4 ,?OSE PEOPLE :O W]E ! V]Y LUMP5PROLET>IAT ?AT ,BAKUN9 APPEAL$ TO 9 SOME HIS WRIT+S4 ,( C\RSE !Y >E PEOPLE ?AT AN>*ISM HAS V]Y LITTLE CONTACT ) N[ADAYS4 ,IT HAS LITTLE1 REGUL> RELATION%IP ) ! MULTITUDES ( DESP]ATE POOR1 &1 9 TRU?1 ! WORK+ CLASS SELF-$UCAT$ M5 & WOM5 :O ,VANZETTI & HIS COMRADES W]E TYPICAL ( >E1 = ! MO/ P>T1 PEOPLE ( ! PA/4 ,BO? ( !SE REALITIES MEAN WE MAY HAVE LO/ SOME?+ V]Y PRECI\S FROM \R RANKS--SOME?+ ?AT MADE AN>*ISM RI*] & MORE COMPLEX4 ,AN>*ISM1 ONCE1 WAS ABLE TO RE9=CE ! DIGNITY & SELF-P]CEPTION ( \TSID]S LIKE ,VANZETTI & WE %\LD REALIZE ?AT ANY /ATE ?AT ?REAT5$ ?AT DIGNITY HAD TO BE> ! CONSEQU5CES4 ,VANZETTI & O!RS LIKE HIM HAD NOT MU* ELSE TO LOSE EXCEPT !IR [N S5SE ( WOR?4 ,IF !Y C\LDN'T *OOSE !IR BATTLES !Y W\LD NOT RUN AWAY FROM ONE4 ,!Y W\LD FI*ISM GAVE !M4 ,SO1 AFT] ALL ?OSE YE>S ,I MULL OV] ! WORDS ( ?IS MAN :OSE PAMPHLET HAS PLAY$ NO SMALL P>T 9 MY [N LIFE4 ,IF ,I BECAME CONFUS$ ON SOME READ+S1 UNC]TA9 OR CONTRADICTORY1 ,I HAVE NEV] REALLY WORRI$4 ,I FEEL PRETTY SURE ?AT HE W\LDN'T M9D4 ,LIFE = HIM WAS ?9K+1 QUE/ION+1 & ALWAYS TANGL+ ONE SELF UP ) WORDS & MEAN+S1 NEV] =GETT+ !Y >E WOR?LESS )\T ! EMOTIONS !Y /IR 9 US4 ,N9ETY-ONE YE>S ON & ,VANZETTI /ILL HAS MU* TO (F] ME4 ,I AM ?ANKFUL ,I HAVE HAD ! *ANCE TO READ HIM & ,I AM ?ANKFUL TO HIM = HIS WORDS ?AT HAVE ALWAYS 5C\RAG$ ME TO ?9K1 QUE/ION & ACT4 ,I AM & WILL BE UNTIL ! LA/ 9/ANT 7UNLESS ,I %\LD DISCOV] ?AT ,I AM 9 ]ROR7 AN AN>*I/-COMMUNI/1 BECAUSE ,I BELIEVE ?AT COMMUNISM IS ! 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