Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) to Morris "Moe" Weiner
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0022 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) Place Written: [Brooklyn, New York] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 May 1943 Pagination: 6 p. ; 20.6 x 12.4 cm. Order a Copy
Sylvia talks about yesterday's Labor Rally for the War Effort that didn't have the same spirit as a May Day Parade. The speakers were Senator [Claude] Pepper, Mayor La Guardia, Paul Robeson, and the French woman editor of the Free French Paper. David and Lil write postscripts to the letter.
Fiorello LaGuardia-Republican. Mayor of New York for three terms from 1934 to 1945.
Paul Robeson- African American singer and actor who became involved with the Civil Rights Movement.
Claude Pepper- Democratic US Senator representing Florida from 1936-1951. He shifted from pro-Soviet in the 1940s to anti-Communist in the 1950s.
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