The Fourth American Writers Congress in Manhattan Center, New York City. African American writer Richard Wright speaks into a microphone. He speaks about African Americans living in America and further talks about World War II. The crowd applauds.
The Fourth American Writers Congress in Manhattan Center, New York City. Vito Marcantonio comes on the stage. He speaks into a microphone. He apologizes for not coming earlier. The audience are seated. Exterior of the Marquee of Manhattan Center displaying "Fourth American Writers Congress".
World War II May Day Parade at Union Square in New York City. A pro-labor, pro-socialist crowd parades with signs and banners. Some of the signs held by people read 'Why Not Bosses Fight Their Own War' and 'Our War Is Battle For Freedom, Wages And Better Working Conditions'. Pennsylvania Station in background. A 'FURRIER' sign held by four men along a street. A crowd lines the sidewalks.
May Day Parade at Union Square in the Flat Iron district of New York City. A crowd parades with signs and banners. The crowd lines the sidewalks. Banners held by the people include "No Jim Crow" (expressing opposition to Jim Crow racial discrimination practices) and "Defeat the Vinson Bill" carried by members of the Fancy Fur Dyers Local 88 chapter. (Vinson Bill was H.R. 621, increasing Naval ROTC personnel by more than 3 times current size). Side of a rolling float along the street reads 'Convoys Means Coffins'. The parade turns at the 17th Street.
May Day Parade at Union Square in the Flat Iron district of New York City. A crowd with communist and socialist sympathies parades with signs and banners. Banners address worker rights and speak out against United States participation in World War 2. A banner reads 'Fur Floor Workers Union'. The crowd jams the streets and lines the sidewalks. Some of the signs held by people read 'Why Not Bosses Fight Their Own War' and 'Our War Is Battle For Freedom, Wages And Better Working Conditions'. Sign seen "Keep the Yanks in the Yankee Stadium." The parade turns at the 17th Street. The side of a float has anti-war message that reads 'Convoys Means Coffin'. People sit on steps of a building.
Mayor F. H. La Guardia gives a speech in the Mayor's Office in City Hall. He says that any peace talk by Hitler is a sheer nonsense and there should be a complete assurance of permanent peace in all the countries including U.S. Various views of newspaper reporters as they listen and note down the speech. The cover of a Program Booklet reads 'US Civilian Defense - F. H. LaGuardia.'
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