May Day in New York, 1977

Footage from the May Day Rally in New York City in 1977.

Among the groups present were the Communist Party of New York State, including the Ben Davis Club of Harlem, as well as the Staten Island Council for Peace and Justice, the American-Ukrainian Heritage Society, the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, Women for Racial and Economic Equality, the U.S. Peace Council, the Peace and Justice Education Center, and others.

Brief footage of Comrade Gus Hall, General Secretary of the CPUSA, giving a speech can be seen briefly around the 6:15 mark.