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The Long Tradition of Black Third Party Activism

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From its start on June 5, 2023, Cornel West’s chaotic or, in his words, “improvised” presidential campaign has been the subject of debate, ire, and scorn from commentators of various ideological shades. But the editorializing around his campaign rarely acknowledges the long tradition of Black third-party activism that West is continuing. In 1876, the orator and educator Peter H. Clark broke with the Republicans to join the nascent Workingmen’s Party, Read More