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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.
Mar 1, 2006 · Vito Marcantonio was a radical politician who represented New York's East Harlem in Congress from 1934 to 1950. He advocated for civil rights, labor unions, Puerto Rican independence, and opposed U.S. imperialism and redbaiting.
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 Anthony Marcantonio (December 10, 1902–August 9, 1954) was the most successful U.S. radical politician of the twentieth century. The eldest child of a first-generation immigrant working-class family, Marcantonio was elected to Congress from New York 's ethnically Italian and Puerto Rican East Harlem district; he held office longer than ...
Vito Marcantonio defied the truism of American politics that in the United States a radical politician has only two possible fates—defeat or co-optation. Marcantonio was the most electorally successful radical politician in modern American history: between 1934 and 1950 he served seven terms in Congress.
Jan 18, 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.
Vito Marcantonio was the most electorally successful radical politician of the twentieth century. From 1934 until 1950, he served seven terms as Congressman from New York City’s East Harlem (in 1944 his district was expanded to include Yorkville).
