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| − | In 1991 Kevin Tyson ,Illinois , was one of several hundred [[Communist Party USA]] members<ref>Addendum to Initiative document Nov. 13 1991</ref>to sign the a paper "An initiative to Unite and Renew the Party"-most signatories left the Party after the December 1991 conference to found [[Committees of Correspondence]]. | + | In 1991 Kevin Tyson , Illinois , was one of several hundred [[Communist Party USA]] members<ref>Addendum to Initiative document Nov. 13 1991</ref>to sign the a paper "An initiative to Unite and Renew the Party"-most signatories left the Party after the December 1991 conference to found [[Committees of Correspondence]]. |
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| + | In 2008 Kevin Tyson was a member of the [[Trinity United Church of Christ]] in South Chicago-as was [[Barack Obama]]. When the Church's pastor, the Re. [[Jeremiah Wright]], came under media attack for his extreme views, Tyson defended Wright<ref>http://www.chicagohomeless.org/node/310</ref>. | ||
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| + | :`''`There's a big element of racism involved in this,'' said Kevin Tyson, 51, a Trinity member who works at the Chicago Stock Exchange. ``The black church itself is under attack.'''' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 09:29, 5 December 2009
Kevin Tyson is an Illinois activist.
Communist Party reformer
In 1991 Kevin Tyson , Illinois , was one of several hundred Communist Party USA members[1]to sign the a paper "An initiative to Unite and Renew the Party"-most signatories left the Party after the December 1991 conference to found Committees of Correspondence.
Trinity Church
In 2008 Kevin Tyson was a member of the Trinity United Church of Christ in South Chicago-as was Barack Obama. When the Church's pastor, the Re. Jeremiah Wright, came under media attack for his extreme views, Tyson defended Wright[2].
- ``There's a big element of racism involved in this, said Kevin Tyson, 51, a Trinity member who works at the Chicago Stock Exchange. ``The black church itself is under attack.'
References
- ↑ Addendum to Initiative document Nov. 13 1991
- ↑ http://www.chicagohomeless.org/node/310