Amy Lee Hochman

Mar 14, 2024 | retroreport.org | Matthew Spolar |Victor Couto |Amy Lee Hochman |Sandra McDaniel

Political conventions are designed to choose presidential candidates, but underneath all the noise they can reveal profound truths about America. That was the case at the 1924 Democratic Convention in New York City, where the party split. New York Governor Alfred E. Smith led a faction of urban Democrats who supported a vision of a nation built on manufacturing, immigrants who provided cheap labor, and sprawling urban centers full of opportunity.