by Gary Bono

On Sunday, August 28th 2016, members and supporters of the Vito Marcantonio Forum (VMF), an organization dedicated to preserving and publicizing the legacy of the late progressive Congressman, Vito Marcantonio, gathered in commemoration at the site of his untimely death in lower Manhattan.

This, the fourth such commemoration organized by the forum, was opened by VMF co-chair, Roberto Ragone. In his opening remarks, Ragone spoke of how Marcantonio was able to get the ethnically diverse working people of his East Harlem district - Italians, Jews, Puerto Ricans, and Blacks - to work together for their common interests. He said that the program would give a hint of who Marc, as Marcantonio was often called, was.

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Source: http://peoplesworld.org/