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Bass, Charlotta Spears, 1874-1969

 Person

Biography

Charlotta Amanda Spears Bass was an American educator, newspaper publisher-editor, and civil rights activist. She also focused on various other issues such as housing rights, voting rights, and labor rights, as well as police brutality and harassment. She was also the Vice-Presidential candidate for the Progressive Party in 1952.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

American Labor Party, 1952

 Item
Identifier: 2006.003.1.1.6
Scope and Contents

"Dear Voter: We are your candidates on the American Labor Party ticket for election on November 4th. We are running for office because our people have been betrayed over and over again by tyhe Democratic and Republican Parties...."

Dates: Publication: 1952