Carlo Tresca

Death by Force

Carlo Tresca, a prominent Italian-American labor leader, newspaper editor, and outspoken critic of fascism and organized crime, was assassinated on January 11, 1943, in Manhattan, New York. Tresca, aged 63 at the time of his death, was a well-known figure in the labor movement and a vocal opponent of both Benito Mussolini's Fascist regime in Italy and the Mafia's influence in the United States. His assassination was a significant event, drawing attention to the dangerous intersections of politic ...Read More

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Carlo Tresca (1897-1943): 80 years since his assassination

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