In the early 1920s, two Italian immigrants — Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti — were accused of robbery and murder in Massachusetts. Despite weak evidence, they were convicted and executed in 1927. Their case became one of the most powerful symbols of social injustice and political persecution in modern American history. One of the most … Continue reading The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti by Ben Shahn at the Jewish Museum