LaGuardia & the Left; lecture NYC

[Bill Koehnlein <nyms1@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The Brecht Forum

The New York Marxist School
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Fiorello LaGuardia and the U.S. Left

a talk by Gerald Meyer

Thursday, May 9 at 8 pm

co-sponsored by Italian Americans for a Multicultural U.S.


Fiorello LaGuardia, the city's--and indeed, the nation's--
most famous mayor, had a long association with the left. The
widespread memory of LaGuardia omits this aspect of his
career. As a result, LaGuardia has been appropriated by a
series of right-wing New York City mayors. This talk is
intended to present this neglected, even suppressed, part of
his career.

Gerald Meyer, a professor at Hostos Community College, is
the author of _Vito Marcantonio: Radical Politician, 1902-
1954_. He is currently writing a book about the American
Labor Party.

This lecture is part of The Brecht Forum's series, "U.S.
History for Today's World."

Admission is $6.

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