Sacco And Vanzetti

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Why were Sacco and Vanzetti suspected?
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-They were victims of the anti-immigrant feeling of the time. -The two men were Italian immigrants who openly said that they hated the American system of government. -They were anarchists - members of a political group that believed in the overthrow of all governments.
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When did the crime that Sacco and Vanzetti were accused of happen?
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15 April 1920
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What were Sacco and Vanzetti accused of?
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In an armed robbery, 2 men were killed and $15,777 stolen.
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When were Sacco and Vanzetti arrested?
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5 May 1920
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What was Sacco and Vanzetti's situation when they were arrested?
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They were arrested when they picked up a car that the police thought was used for the crime. They were carrying guns when they were arrested - one of these used bullets of the same type as the gun used in the crime.
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What were Sacco and Vanzetti's full names?
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Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti.
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Witnesses?
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62 witnesses identified them as the killers but they disagreed on the details of the crime and the description of the killers. The defence produced 107 witnesses who swore to seeing the two men somewhere else at the time of the crime. Some of these witnesses were Italian immigrants.
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What was the outcome?
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The jury found the two men guilty of the crime. Appeals and petitions were organised but they all failed.
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When were the two men executed?
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23 August 1927
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What happened 50 years after their execution?
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In 1977, the verdict against the men was declared unjust.