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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
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who ran as the Socialist Workers Party candidate for Mayor
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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. 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 (Presidential candidate: Peter Camejo
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) and 1992
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(Presidential candidate: James "Mac" Warren
James "Mac" Warren is a journalist and steel worker who ran as the Socialist Workers Party candidate for United States President
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), 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