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PETE PANTO

PETE PANTO. By: Askar , Jenna and Indiana . Biography. Names Peter Panto (AKA “Pete” Panto) Born in 1911- killed in 1939 Was a longshoreman and a union activist. He was against the mafia group who ran the ILA (International Longshore association ) because they were cruel and corrupt.

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PETE PANTO

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  1. PETE PANTO By: Askar, Jenna and Indiana

  2. Biography • Names Peter Panto (AKA “Pete” Panto) • Born in 1911- killed in 1939 • Was a longshoreman and a union activist. • He was against the mafia group who ran the ILA (International Longshore association ) because they were cruel and corrupt. • He was killed by crime group from the ILA who were against the union rebellion.

  3. Panto’s Death • At age 28, Pete Panto’s body was found in a lime pit. • The pier where he worked was on the East River just upstream from the Brooklyn Bridge. • Before his death, Panto received a telephone call at the corner cigar store. • After this call his mood had gone dark and he had said things such as “I am meeting two men I don’t like..” “If I am not back by 10:00 tomorrow morning tell the police.” • At around 7:00 that same evening, a car pulled up outside of his apartment containing two longshoremen he knew, and another man who was unfamiliar. Pete Panto had just driven to his grave. http://darkharborbook.blogspot.ch/2010/02/deaths-of-peter-panto_20.html http://www.brooklyntheborough.com/2010/06/reader-in-residence-the-death-of-pete-panto-life-on-the-brooklyn-waterfront/ http://redhawkreport.com/2013/11/dockside-trouble/ http://dyeclan.com/outdooractivities/caving/pinklimepit/

  4. Miller and the Brooklyn docks • Great Depression • Brooklyn: working class • two years • italian community • dream

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