"I am suffering because I am a radical and indeed I am a radical; I have suffered because I was an Italian, and indeed I am an Italian... if you could execute me two times, and if I could be reborn two other times, I would live again to do what I have done already." — Bartolomeo Vanzetti, statement to the court, April 1927
Which piece of evidence would best support the claim that the 1920s saw a broader culture of intolerance?
- A
The widespread acceptance of evolution in public schools
- B
The federal repeal of state segregation laws
- Ccheck_circle
The revival of the Ku Klux Klan with millions of members nationwide
- D
The election of Al Smith as the first Catholic president
Explanation
The 1920s KKK targeted Catholics, Jews, and immigrants as well as African Americans, evidencing pervasive intolerance.