Which of the following is a true statement about the Sacco and Vanzetti court case?
A)Under sentence of death, both Sacco and Vanzetti pleaded guilty to murder.
B)Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti became suspects in a shoplifting incident.
C)After fifty years, the governor of Massachusetts admitted that the trial was conducted unfairly.
D)Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were strong supporters of communism and promoted the Red Scare.
E)The death sentence meted out to them was recalled, and the two were acquitted of all charges.

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The governor of Massachusetts, Michael Dukakis, in 1977 (which was more than fifty years after the trial), issued a proclamation stating that Sacco and Vanzetti had been unfairly tried and convicted. This acknowledgment highlighted the controversies and biases surrounding the trial, although it did not officially exonerate them.

Which of the Following Is a True Statement About the Sacco