Protest at the White House.

The American Peace Mobilization was an organization formed in 1940 to keep the United States out of World War II. 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Many of its founders were acting in support of the Soviet Union, which was at that time aligned with Nazi Germany by the Hitler-Stalin pact. As such, the organization turned into an advocate for war immediately after the Soviet Union was invaded by the Nazis on June 22, 1941 — abruptly ending its 1,029-hour continuous peace demonstration in front of the White House. Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Molotov (left), Ribbentrop (in black) and Stalin The Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, also known as the Hitler-Stalin pact or Nazi-Soviet pact, was a non-aggression treaty between Germany and Russia, or more precisely between the Soviet Union and the Third Reich. ... Original German plan Operation Barbarossa (Unternehmen Barbarossa) was the German codename for Nazi Germanys invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II, which commenced on June 22, 1941. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. ...

It changed its name to American People's Mobilization until it closed down months later.

Frederick Vanderbilt Field was its executive secretary. Congressman Vito Marcantonio was one of its vice chairs. Vito Anthony Marcantonio (December 10, 1902 August 9, 1954) was an American lawyer and politician. ...