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Vito Anthony Marcantonio (December 10, 1902 – August 9, 1954) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the socialist leader of East Harlem for seven terms in the United States House of Representatives.
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Vito Marcantonio. Vito Anthony Marcantonio (* 10. Oktober 1902 in New York City; † 9. August 1954 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1935 und 1937 sowie nochmals von 1939 bis 1951 vertrat er den Bundesstaat New York im US-Repräsentantenhaus. Werdegang
1. März 2006 · Vito Marcantonio was the most consequential radical politician in the United States in the twentieth century. Elected to Congress from New York’s ethnically Italian and Puerto Rican East Harlem slums, Marcantonio, in his time, held office longer than any other third-party radical, serving seven terms from 1934 to 1950.
Vito Marcantonio was the most consequential radical politician in the United States in the twentieth century. Elected to Congress from New York's ethnically Italian and Puerto Rican East Harlem slums, Marcantonio, in his time, held office longer than any other third-party radical, serving seven terms from 1934 to 1950.
Colorful and controversial, Marcantonio captured national prominence as a powerful orator and brilliant parliamentarian. Often allied with the U.S. Communist Party, he was an advocate of civil rights, civil liberties, labor unions, and Puerto Rican independence.
On Sunday December 8th, the auditorium of the Museum of City of New York was filled with 275 people who came to honor the centennial of one of East Harlem’s most revered heroes Vito Marcantonio, who served that district from 1934 until 1950 as the only representative of the American Labor Party. The sponsors of the event–the East Harlem ...
18. Jan. 2019 · Vito Marcantonio (1902-1954) represented East Harlem in the House of Representatives for seven terms. He acted as floor leader for major civil rights legislation, submitted five bills for Puerto Rico’s independence, led the fight against the Cold War, and rallied to prevent the passage of the anti-labor Taft-Hartley Act. In his ...
