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Why did many Americans come to support Sacco and Vanzetti?
they had quality names...Anarchy in the u.k. bro!
How did Ben Shahn express his outrage about the Sacco and Vanzetti trial in this painting?
Shahn adapted and combined newspaper photographs of the trial to create a powerful, abstract composition.
Why is the Sacco and Vanzetti trial important?
Sacco and Vanzetti were not acquitted.
Who were Sacco and Vanzetti?
(time-period: 1920s) two Italian laborers and anarchists who were put on trial and found guilty of armed robbery and murder of a pay-clerk and security guard. the importance of this trial was that they were basically accused of the fact that they were Italians, the evidence was not enough to prove they were actually the ones that robbed/murdered, but the judge was already bias towards them, and found them guilty. It was really more of a matter of because they were immigrants, and everyone at the time really disliked immigrants because they felt they were getting all the jobs, it was really more about discrimination and prejudice.
Why were the executions of Sacco and Venzetti controversial?
they were convicted of murder without hard evidence
Who was Webster Thayer?
Webster Thayer was a supreme court judge involved with the Sacco and Vanzetti Trial. Sacco and Vanzetti were Italian immigrants that were unfairly sentenced to death for a crime it was obvious they did not commit. Judge Thayer convicted these innocent men with very little evidence.
What is true of the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti?
Guilty.
What has the author Nicola Sacco written?
Nicola Sacco has written: 'The Sacco-Vanzetti case' -- subject(s): Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921
What did Judge Webster Thayer do wrong?
Judge Webster Thayer presided over the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti and was later criticized for displaying bias against the defendants, as well as for failing to provide a fair trial. Many believe he allowed his personal prejudice and anti-immigrant sentiments to influence his decision-making during the trial.
When did Sacco and Vanzetti trial happen?
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed on August 23, 1927.
Which characteristic of the 1920s is illustrated by the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti?
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Where was the Sacco-Vanzetti trial held?
It was held in Dedham, Mass.
Why did many Americans come to support Sacco and Vanzetti?
they had quality names...Anarchy in the u.k. bro!
What events inspired the Sacco and Vanzetti trial?
The Sacco and Vanzetti trial occurred in Massachusetts when outspoken anarchists, labor organizers and antiwar activists were tried for the local deaths of two individuals in Illinois.
What has the author Frank A Goodwin written?
Frank A. Goodwin has written: 'Sacco-vanzetti and the red peril' -- subject(s): Communism, Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921
One effect of the red scare?
the trial and execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti.
What people protested the sacco vanzetti trial because the defendants supposedly had been denied?
C. A Fair Trial
