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| − | + | Harold Washingto enjoyed a close relationship to the Chicago [[Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee]] and to its successor [[Democratic Socialists of America]] | |
| − | + | In 1981 Washington MCed the socialist's annual Thomas-Debsdinner<ref>http://www.chicagodsa.org/d1981/index.html</ref>. | |
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| + | Right: Chicago [[Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee]] dinner, 1981. Left [[Carl Shier]], [[Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee]], founding member in 1982 of [[Democratic Socialists of America]] , Centre [[Egidio Clemente]]-ex? [[Socialist Party USA]]. Right [[Democratic Party]] Congressman and soon to be Mayor of Chicago,Harold Washington<ref>http://www.chicagodsa.org/d1981/index.html</ref>. | ||
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| + | However Washington had to cancel out of the 1983 event<ref>http://www.chicagodsa.org/d1983/index.html</ref>; | ||
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| + | :''The 1983 Norman Thomas - Eugene V. Debs Dinner was held at the McCormick Inn on Saturday, May 7... Newly elected Mayor Harold Washington was unable to attend at the last minute. Carl Shier, who was to have introduced him, read a message from him instead, and spoke of DSA's considerable role in Washington's election campaign.'' | ||
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Revision as of 03:24, 22 January 2010
Harold Washington was an Illinois State Senator, Illinois Congressman and Mayor of Chicago.
Student politics
Marian Despres, wife of socialist Leon Despres played a part in launching Harold Washington's political career[1].
- From 1946 to 1951 she was an assistant psychology professor at Roosevelt University, where she urged a young student named Harold Washington to run for the student council presidency, which he won. As mayor of Chicago, Washington often said that Despres had launched his political career.
Supporting John Lumpkin
In 1978, Harold Washington was on the Committee to Elect Dr. John R. Lumpkin for the 7th Ward Alderman, Chicago.[2]
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[3];
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
Harold Washingto enjoyed a close relationship to the Chicago Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee and to its successor Democratic Socialists of America
In 1981 Washington MCed the socialist's annual Thomas-Debsdinner[4].
Right: Chicago Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee dinner, 1981. Left Carl Shier, Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee, founding member in 1982 of Democratic Socialists of America , Centre Egidio Clemente-ex? Socialist Party USA. Right Democratic Party Congressman and soon to be Mayor of Chicago,Harold Washington[5].
However Washington had to cancel out of the 1983 event[6];
- The 1983 Norman Thomas - Eugene V. Debs Dinner was held at the McCormick Inn on Saturday, May 7... Newly elected Mayor Harold Washington was unable to attend at the last minute. Carl Shier, who was to have introduced him, read a message from him instead, and spoke of DSA's considerable role in Washington's election campaign.
DSA support
In 1983, Chicago Democratic Socialists of America threw its support behind the Harold Washington mayoralty bid.
In 2002 Chicago Democratic Socialists of America member Bob Roman wrote[7];
- DSA's role in the 1983 Washington campaign is one of the more interestingly unreported, unrecorded aspects of that campaign...
Comprand
In 1987 Harold Washington was a Member of the Exective Committee of Chicago based Comprand (Comprehensive Research and Development)[8].
References
- ↑ http://www.chicagojewishnews.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60
- ↑ Committee to Elect Dr. John R. Lumpkin letter, Sept. 10, 1978
- ↑ CSSA supporters letter Sep. 4 1981
- ↑ http://www.chicagodsa.org/d1981/index.html
- ↑ http://www.chicagodsa.org/d1981/index.html
- ↑ http://www.chicagodsa.org/d1983/index.html
- ↑ http://www.chicagodsa.org/ngarchive/ng85.html
- ↑ Comprand Letterhead Sep 29 1987