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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...percent of the Jewish vote and only 23 percent of the overall white vote. And in Chicago, where a Jew was running against a Black. Jews voted 35 percent for Harold Washington, while whites gave him only 18 percent of their vote overall. (If Jews had voted for Epton, "one of their own," with the frequency that Blacks voted for Washington. Washington would have lost...

Author: By Mark E. Feinberg, | Title: Radical Unchic | 11/8/1983 | See Source »

...success cited by many is Chicago. There in a local effort. CALC and Trans-Africa have effectively stopped the sale of Krugerrands. Capitalizing on local pressure surrounding the recent mayoral election, the two groups extracted pledges from both Harold Washington and Bernard Epton-the two candidates for mayor-that after the election, all city funds would be withdrawn from any bank selling the South African made coins...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Making of a Movement | 9/15/1983 | See Source »

...success cited by many is Chicago. There, in a local effort, CALC and Trans-Africa have effectively stopped the sale of Krugerrands. Capitalizing on local pressure surrounding the recent mayoral election, the two groups extracted pledges from both Harold Washington and Bernard Epton--the two candidates for mayor--that after the election, all city funds would be withdrawn from any bank selling the South African-made coins...

Author: By Robert M. Neer, | Title: The Making of a Movement | 9/12/1983 | See Source »

Democrat Washington, who narrowly defeated Republican Bernard Epton in April in a contest marred by violence and charges of racism called his victory part of a "continuum" of increasing Black control in America's cities...

Author: By Michael W. Hirschorn, | Title: Washington Comes to Boston to Back King | 8/9/1983 | See Source »

...success cited by many is Chicago. There, in a local effort, CALC and Trans-Africa have effectively stopped the sale of Krugerrands. Capitalizing on local pressure surrounding the recent mayoral election, the two groups extracted pledges from both Harold Washington and Bernard Epton the two candidates for mayor--that after the election, all city funds would be withdrawn from any bank selling the South African made coins...

Author: By Robert M. Neer, | Title: The Making of a Movement | 6/9/1983 | See Source »

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