Willie_Mae_Reid

Willie Mae Reid

Willie Mae Reid

American politician (born 1928)

Willie Mae Reid (born April 20, 1928) is an American politician who ran as the Socialist Workers Party candidate for Mayor of Chicago in 1975, winning 16,693 votes but coming in third place against Richard J. Daley.[1] The number had fallen from the number of signatures she'd acquired to get on the ballot, 66,000.[2] She also ran as their vice presidential candidate in 1976 (presidential candidate: Peter Camejo) and 1992 (presidential candidate: James "Mac" Warren), winning 91,314 votes.[3]

In 1976, Reid ran for Vice President of the United States under the Socialist Workers Party.

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

  1. [1]
    Metro Chicago almanac: fascinating facts and offbeat offerings 1991 p.37.
  2. [2]
    "Socialist Aims for the Vice-Presidency". Milwaukee Journal. January 6, 1976. p. 3. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  3. [3]
    Facts about the presidents (1993). p.314.
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