Willie Mae Reid
Appearance
Willie Mae Reid is an African-American politician who ran as the Socialist Workers Party candidate for Mayor of Chicago in 1975, winning 16,693 votes but coming in third place against Richard J. Daley.[1] The number had fallen from the number of signatures she'd acquired to get on the ballot, 66,000.[2] She also ran as their vice presidential candidate in 1976 (Presidential candidate: Peter Camejo) and 1992 (Presidential candidate: James "Mac" Warren), winning 91,314 votes.[3]
Bibliography
- The racist offensive against busing: the lessons of Boston, how to fight back (1974)
- Last hired, first fired. Affirmative action vs seniority NY: Pathfinder Press. 1975.
- Black Women's Struggle for Equality NY: Pathfinder Press. (1976) (co-author)
- Which way for the women's movement? How to win against the attacks on women's rights NY: Pathfinder Press. (1977) (co-author)
References
- ^ Metro Chicago almanac: fascinating facts and offbeat offerings 1991 p.37.
- ^ "Socialist Aims for the Vice-Presidency". Milwaukee Journal. January 6, 1976. p. 3. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- ^ Facts about the presidents (1993). p.314.
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- United States vice-presidential candidates, 1992
- 20th-century American politicians
- Socialist Workers Party (United States) vice-presidential nominees
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- Communist women writers
- Socialist Workers Party (United States) politicians from Illinois
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