THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S
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treason
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abduction
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treason and murder
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robbery and murder
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sacco and Vanzetti were charged with committing robbery and murder at the Slater and Morrill shoe factory in South Braintree. On the afternoon of April 15, 1920, payroll clerk Frederick Parmenter and security guard Alessandro Berardelli were shot to death and robbed of over $15, 000 in cash.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sacco and Vanzetti, in full Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, defendants in a controversial murder trial in Massachusetts, U.S. (1921–27), that resulted in their executions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sacco and Vanzetti were electrocuted at Charlestown State Prison on August 23, 1927.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1921, Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted in a trial that was marred by prejudice against Italians, immigrants, and radical beliefs.
Detailed explanation-5: -When arrested, Sacco and Vanzetti lied to the police. For instance, they denied associating with anarchist Buda and denied visiting the garage. The prosecution claimed that Sacco and Vanzetti lied to deny involvement in the robbery and murders, and that these lies indicated their “consciousness of guilt."