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Willie Mae Reid (born April 20, 1928) is an American
Willie Mae Reid (born April 20, 1928) is an American politician
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...
who ran as the Socialist Workers Party candidate for Mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
of Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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in 1975, winning 16,693 votes but coming in third place against Richard J. Daley
Richard Joseph Daley (May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Chicago from 1955 and the chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party Central Committee from 1953 until his death. He has been cal ...
. The number had fallen from the number of signatures she'd acquired to get on the ballot, 66,000. She also ran as their vice presidential candidate in 1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
(Presidential candidate: Peter Camejo
Peter Miguel Camejo Guanche (December 31, 1939 – September 13, 2008) was a Venezuelan American author, activist, politician and Sailing Olympian. In the 2004 United States presidential election, he was selected by independent candidate Ralph ...
) and 1992
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(Presidential candidate: James "Mac" Warren), winning 91,314 votes.''Facts about the presidents'' (1993). p.314.
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