In 1921, two Italian immigrants, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, allegedly murdered a payroll guard and a paymaster during a payroll heist in Braintree, MA. Sacco, a thirty two year old shoemaker, and Vanzetti, a twenty nine year old fish peddler, both with immigrant backgrounds. The accusation of these two men seemed rather racist on the court's behalf due to the lack of evidence. People believed the men received unfair bias from the court due to where Sacco and Vanzetti came from. Society believed that the court showed prejudice against them during the trial.
The Red Scare took place in America in the early twentieth century and reached its peak in the twenties, racism and nativism played a large factor in American society. The Sacco …show more content…
The Volstead Act outlawed the ownership or production or selling of alcohol in the United States. Some believed the rise in immigration and nativism directly resulted in Prohibition. Prohibition caused a lot of instability in America; violence between anti-Prohibitionists (often described as “dry states”) and pro-Prohibitionists caused major distress. In 1921, the Red Scare demonstrated the largest example of nativism in America to date. Practically everyone identified as a nativist including major social figures, such as the attorney general for Woodrow Wilson at the time. The second iteration of the Ku Klux Klan reached its peak during the early 20th century as well. Referred to as the second wave, the KKK focused specifically on immigrants and homosexuals rather than just black people. Nativism and racism drove people to join the Ku Klux Klan and as the years went by the Klan seemed to rapidly grow in size. Women’s suffrage movements assisted in the rise and years of Prohibition. Most of America’s female population joined groups and organizations to fight for Prohibition and women’s rights. The KKK and women’s suffrage movements shared a similarity, a common goal. With the aid from the KKK, women’s suffrage movements became increasingly more successful and with the aid from women’s suffrage movements, the KKK became more popular and common. The rise of socially acceptable nativist groups led to the enactment of the Volstead Act of
The Red Scare took place in America in the early twentieth century and reached its peak in the twenties, racism and nativism played a large factor in American society. The Sacco …show more content…
The Volstead Act outlawed the ownership or production or selling of alcohol in the United States. Some believed the rise in immigration and nativism directly resulted in Prohibition. Prohibition caused a lot of instability in America; violence between anti-Prohibitionists (often described as “dry states”) and pro-Prohibitionists caused major distress. In 1921, the Red Scare demonstrated the largest example of nativism in America to date. Practically everyone identified as a nativist including major social figures, such as the attorney general for Woodrow Wilson at the time. The second iteration of the Ku Klux Klan reached its peak during the early 20th century as well. Referred to as the second wave, the KKK focused specifically on immigrants and homosexuals rather than just black people. Nativism and racism drove people to join the Ku Klux Klan and as the years went by the Klan seemed to rapidly grow in size. Women’s suffrage movements assisted in the rise and years of Prohibition. Most of America’s female population joined groups and organizations to fight for Prohibition and women’s rights. The KKK and women’s suffrage movements shared a similarity, a common goal. With the aid from the KKK, women’s suffrage movements became increasingly more successful and with the aid from women’s suffrage movements, the KKK became more popular and common. The rise of socially acceptable nativist groups led to the enactment of the Volstead Act of