Fred Halstead
Not to be confused with Fred Halsted.
| Fred Halstead | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 21, 1927 |
| Died |
June 2, 1988 (aged 61) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Known for | Socialist Workers Party Presidential candidate, 1968 |
Fred W. Halstead (April 21, 1927 – June 2, 1988)[1] was an American politician who was a candidate for President of the United States of the Socialist Workers Party in 1968. His running mate was Paul Boutelle.
Halstead played a very significant role in the movement against the Vietnam War. Some feel for this can be found in his book on the movement, Out Now! He also was a staff writer of The Militant, the publication of the Socialist Workers Party, the main Trotskyist group in the United States.
Halstead was a 6'6, 350 pound ex-garment cutter who worked briefly as a bouncer in a California country-and-western saloon in the 1950s, when he was on the black list.[2]
Bibliography
- GIs Speak Out Against the War: The Case of the Ft. Jackson 8 (1970)
- Out Now!: A Participant's Account of the American Movement against the Vietnam War (1978) ISBN 0-913460-48-6
- What Working People Should Know About the Dangers of Nuclear Power (1979) ISBN 0-87348-429-0
- The 1985-86 Hormel Meat-Packers Strike in Austin, Minnesota (1987) ISBN 0-87348-489-4
| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Clifton DeBerry |
Socialist Workers Party nominee for President of the United States 1968 |
Succeeded by Linda Jenness and Evelyn Reed |
References
- ↑ "Fred Halstead, Trotskyist Leader, Dies at 61" New York Times June 4, 1988
- ↑ http://archives.econ.utah.edu/archives/marxism/2002/msg00864.htm
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