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Labor & Activism
Carlo Tresca
1879–1943Sulmona, ItalyFirst-generation immigrantHistoric
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Why Included
Italian-American anarchist labor organizer
Biography
Italian-American anarchist labor organizer; IWW; anti-Fascist; assassinated on 5th Avenue in NYC 1943. Led 1912 Lawrence Textile Strike; organized coal miners; assassinated 1943 — murder never solved
Notable For
- Italian-American anarchist labor organizer
- IWW
- anti-Fascist
- assassinated on 5th Avenue in NYC 1943
Honors & Recognition
- Led 1912 Lawrence Textile Strike
- organized coal miners
- assassinated 1943 — murder never solved
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Labor & Activism
- Specialty
- Labor/Anarchism
- Years
- 1879–1943
- Birth Place
- Sulmona, Italy
- Origin
- First-generation immigrant
- Regional Ancestry
- Abruzzo
- Ancestry Verification
- Needs Review
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