Luigi Antonini
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| Born | (1883-09-11)September 11, 1883 Province of Avellino, Italy |
| Died | December 30, 1968(1968-12-30) (aged 85) New York City, United States |
| Occupation | Labor leader |
Luigi Antonini (September 11, 1883 – December 30, 1968) was an Italian-American trade union leader and anti-fascist organizer. He was the first Vice President of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, and organizer of the Italian-American Labor Council (IALC). He was one of the first to organize the Italian-American anti-fascist movement. Antonini joined the Anti-Fascist Alliance of North America in 1923. The group revolved around a newspaper published in New York, Il Nuovo Mondo.[1]
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References
Notes
- ^ Cannistraro, Philip V. (1985). "Luigi Antonini and the Italian Anti-Fascist Movement in the United States, 1940-1943". Journal of American Ethnic History. 5 (1): 21–40. ISSN 0278-5927. JSTOR 27500414.
Bibliography
- Grossman, Ronald P. (1969). The Italians in America.
- Salvatore J. LaGumina, "Luigi Antonini." In The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia, ed. S.J. LaGumina, et al. (New York: Garland, 2000), 19–20.
External links
Media related to Luigi Antonini at Wikimedia Commons
- Luigi Antonini Papers at the Center for Migration Studies of New York.
- Luigi Antonini Project
- Guide to the ILGWU. Local 89. Luigi Antonini Correspondence, 1919-1968
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