Trump attacks #diversity, but this fellow New Yorker − US Rep. Vito Marcantonio − worked to represent all Americans in a multiracial #democracy.

His district in East Harlem in the 1940s had substantial populations of Italians, Blacks and Puerto Ricans. theconversation.com/trump-atta… @blackmastodon #BlackMastodon #immigration

Trump attacks diversity, but a fellow New Yorker − US Rep. Vito Marcantonio − worked to represent all Americans in a multiracial democracy

The U.S. congressman from East Harlem promoted compassion in a district marked by ethnic, racial and class differences. It’s a story worth remembering in today’s divided America.

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