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December 4, 1938
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
After defending his welterweight title against Ceferino Garcia at Madison Square Garden, boxer Henry Armstrong visits New York Lt. Gov. Charles Poletti at Brooks Mendell's offices to pledge cooperation with the American Business and Professional Committee for Tolerance, aimed at educating youth for democracy.
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NEW YORK CITY—Successful in the defense of his welterweight title against Ceferino Garcia at Madison Square Garden, Homicide Hammerin' Henry Armstrong forgot ring activities long enough to visit Charles Poletti, newly-elected Lieutenant Governor of New York, at the offices of Brooks Mendell, chairman of the American Business and Professional Committee for Tolerance.
Armstrong is pictured (center) shaking hands with Poletti, pledging his whole-hearted cooperation in the efforts of the Committee for Toleration, a movement sponsored by the Catholic Church in the United States, "to educate three million youths of America to build an enlightened citizenship looking toward maintaining a true democracy."
Mendell, at the right, looks on, as Poletti wishes Armstrong luck.
NEW YORK CITY—Successful in the defense of his welterweight title against Ceferino Garcia at Madison Square Garden, Homicide Hammerin' Henry Armstrong forgot ring activities long enough to visit Charles Poletti, newly-elected Lieutenant Governor of New York, at the offices of Brooks Mendell, chairman of the American Business and Professional Committee for Tolerance.
Armstrong is pictured (center) shaking hands with Poletti, pledging his whole-hearted cooperation in the efforts of the Committee for Toleration, a movement sponsored by the Catholic Church in the United States, "to educate three million youths of America to build an enlightened citizenship looking toward maintaining a true democracy."
Mendell, at the right, looks on, as Poletti wishes Armstrong luck.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Henry Armstrong
Welterweight Title
Ceferino Garcia
Committee For Tolerance
Charles Poletti
Brooks Mendell
What entities or persons were involved?
Henry Armstrong
Ceferino Garcia
Charles Poletti
Brooks Mendell
Where did it happen?
New York City, Madison Square Garden, Offices Of Brooks Mendell
Story Details
Key Persons
Henry Armstrong
Ceferino Garcia
Charles Poletti
Brooks Mendell
Location
New York City, Madison Square Garden, Offices Of Brooks Mendell
Story Details
Henry Armstrong, after successfully defending his welterweight title against Ceferino Garcia, visits Charles Poletti and pledges whole-hearted cooperation to the Committee for Tolerance to educate American youth for democracy.