From the Archives: Protesters denounce U.S. involvement in World War II
(LA Times NBA)

Armed with posters - some stating `The Yanks Are Not Coming`- thousands gathered at a peace rally at Los Angeles City Hall in the summer of 1940. A Los Angeles Times story the next morning began: Greeted by boos and a scattering of catcalls, Mayor [Fletcher] Bowron, invited by C.I.O. organizations...