McLevy, Jasper, 1878-1962
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1878-03-27 - 1962-11-20
Biography
American politician who served as mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut from 1933–1957. Member of the Socialist Party, later leaving in protest to join the Social Democratic Federation.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Unemployment and the Mechanical Man, 1932
Item
Identifier: 2006.003.1.2.68
Scope and Contents
"Human labor is being replaced by the Robot in almost every field of industry....Will you vote for the continuance of capitalism or for the new order - Socialism? Vote for these candidates!" Jasper McLevy for Governor (Connecticut), Fred Holdsworth for Lieut. Governor (Connecticut), etc. Illustrated with a political cartoon on the front page depicting a robot labelled "Labor-Displacing Machine," standing on a pay-roll sheet, sweeping away the human workers.
Dates:
Publication: 1932
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