Lasker Smith
Lasker Smith was a Detroit steelworker and Communist Party USA activist.
Supported Communist Party call
In May 1992 the Communist Party USA newspaper Peoples Weekly World published a May Day supplement which included a call to "support our continuing struggle for justice and dignity".
Endorsers of the call included Lasker Smith, Detroit, MI.[1]
Christopher Alston Memorial
In May 1995 the Communist Party USA Newspaper, People's Weekly World published a memorial to Christopher Alston. It was endorsed by several signatories, mainly identified members of the Michigan Communist Party USA. The list included Lasker Smith and Ruth Smith[2]
Memorial to Coleman Young
On December 20 1997 the Communist Party USA's Peoples Weekly World published on page 18, a memorial to late Detroit mayor Coleman Young.
Signatories to the memorial included Lasker Smith.
Black Radical Congress
In March 1998 “Endorsers of the Call” to found a Black Radical Congress included Lasker Smith, Ecorse, MI[3].
Endorsed Communist Party Call
On March 30 2002 the Communist Party USA paper People’s Weekly World called for a national holiday in honor of late Farm Workers Union leader Cesar Chavez. The article was followed by a long list of endorsers[4]including Lasker Smith, Almost all endorsers were confirmed members of the Communist Party USA.
References
- ↑ PWW, May Day Supplement May 2, 1992
- ↑ PWW May Day Supplement, May 6 1995, Page F.
- ↑ http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/524.html
- ↑ http://www.pww.org/index.php/article/articleview/882/