The 1920's The 1920s may have begun on a note favoring the consumption of wine, but it also opened on a threat to liberty and capital punishment for political syndicalism. In the spring of 1920, a typesetter and anarchist named Andrea Salsedo was arrested in New York City and held without counsel for eight weeks. This was a violation of the 5th Amendment. Salsedo was denied counsel during his incarceration without any charge. He was not allowed to contact his family or a lawyer. His crushed body was found on the street fourteen floors from where the FBI was holding him. The FBI said he had committed suicide. Two friends of Salsedo began carrying guns fearful of the same fate as Salsedo. They were arrested in Brockton, Massachusetts and charged with armed robbery and murder that had taken place in a shoe factory. Nicola Sacco and....

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