Word: mel
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Gimme that ole rainbow spirit.' 'Mel King para alcalde.' --Chants of King Supporters
...Women's Celebration for Mel King." Janet Ferome, president of the Boston chapter of the National Organization for Women, called King "a candidate for all the people" and added. "It's a man's world unless women vote...
...candidate, who said he is trying to smile more, appeared downright jubilant at the parade, where he was followed by about 30 supporters, who alternately chanted. "Gimme that ole rainbow spirit"--a reference to the King campaign's description of its voting coalition--and "Mel King para alcalde [for mayor...
...expecting to pull 40 students off this campus and as many as 1000 city wide." Cynthia Silva '84, a member of the BSA's Mel King Support Committee, said afterwards...
...Blacks saw the electoral power they could wield in the campaigns of Harold Washington, Wilson Goods, and Mel King, the idea of a Black candidate drew more support. At first these many possible candidates. Rep. Ron Dellums (D-Calif.), with a long faithful history not only to fellow Blacks but also to left-wing causes, would have been perfect had his name not been smeared by accusations that key aides were connected with narcotics. Those allegations are just now being cleared up after many months and $200,000, leading many to speculate that the accusations were a well-timed frame...