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In 1978, Harold Washington was on the [[Committee to Elect Dr. John R. Lumpkin]] for the 7th Ward Alderman, Chicago.<ref>Committee to Elect Dr. John R. Lumpkin letter, Sept. 10, 1978</ref> | In 1978, Harold Washington was on the [[Committee to Elect Dr. John R. Lumpkin]] for the 7th Ward Alderman, Chicago.<ref>Committee to Elect Dr. John R. Lumpkin letter, Sept. 10, 1978</ref> | ||
| − | [[John | + | [[John Lumpkin]] was the son of prominent Chicago [[Communist Party USA]] leaders [[Frank Lumpkin]] and [[Bea Lumpkin]]. Several communists worked with Washington on the committee. |
==Committee in Support of Southern Africa== | ==Committee in Support of Southern Africa== | ||
Revision as of 08:23, 6 January 2010
Harold Washington was an Illinois State Senator, Illinois Congressman and Mayor of Chicago.
Supporting John Lumpkin
In 1978, Harold Washington was on the Committee to Elect Dr. John R. Lumpkin for the 7th Ward Alderman, Chicago.[1]
John Lumpkin was the son of prominent Chicago Communist Party USA leaders Frank Lumpkin and Bea Lumpkin. Several communists worked with Washington on the committee.
Committee in Support of Southern Africa
Committee in Support of Southern Africa was an anti-Apartheid group active in Chicago in the early 1980s.
Members of the committee iincluded[2];
Charles Hayes, Rep. Carol Moseley Braun, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Bob Simpson, Frank Rosen, Congressman Harold Washington, Harold Rogers, Rep. Monica Stewart, Jim Wright, Alderman Danny Davis, Alice Peurala, Lu Palmer, Milt Cohen, Timuel Black.
Socialist connections
Comprand
In 1987 Harold Washington was a Member of the Exective Committee of Chicago based Comprand (Comprehensive Research and Development)[3].
DSA support
In 2002 Chicago DSA member Bob Roman wrote[4];
- DSA's role in the 1983 Washington campaign is one of the more interestingly unreported, unrecorded aspects of that campaign...
References
- ↑ Committee to Elect Dr. John R. Lumpkin letter, Sept. 10, 1978
- ↑ CSSA supporters letter Sep. 4 1981
- ↑ Comprand Letterhead Sep 29 1987
- ↑ http://www.chicagodsa.org/ngarchive/ng85.html