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Members of the American Federation of Labor unions participate in a parade on Fifth Avenue, August 12, 1939.
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Members of the American Federation of Labor unions participate in a parade on Fifth Avenue, August 12, 1939.
Photo: UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images
Paul Robeson had scant respect for most politicians, but Vito Marcantonio, the longtime congressman from East Harlem, was an exception. (See the recent post on Marcantonio here.) He attended the man's funeral on August 12, 1954.
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Take your daughter to work day: two-year-old Tana Pesso tries to match her mother Diane’s steps as she tries out for a show chorus, August 12, 1954.
Photo: Ed Ford for the AP