Local historical website Stuff Nobody Cares About recently dug up this old vintage photograph from February 19th, 1938, showing a protest on Wall Street during the Great Depression era.
New York, NY – Members of trade and relief workers unions parading in the rain up Wall Street today in a mass demonstration against unemployment and alleged and inadequate Federal, State, and City relief allowances. The demonstration, in which some 7,000 took part chanting “we want work”, was staged under the auspices of the Trade Union Committee on Unemployment and WPA and the Workers Alliance. The marchers included members of unions affiliated with the C.I.O., the American Federation of Labor and independent unions.
Check out the accompanying article for more on the photo and history around it.
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