Papers, 1973-1992.

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Papers, 1973-1992.

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The papers of this Philadelphia gay activist includes a wide range of materials such as articles, clippings, correspondence, magazines, mailing lists newsletters, questionnaires, and reports. The collection is dominated materials associated with political organizations, candidates, and various Philadelphia elections. Materials related to the campaigns of Lucien Blackwell, Wilson Goode, and Babette Josephs are included, as well as materials disseminated by Americans for Democratic Action, Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Task Force, Philadelphia Democratic Socialists of America,Philadelphia Workers' Organizing Committee, the Walt Whitman Democratic. Club, and the Democratic Party (Philadelphia County, Pa.

9 cubic ft. (9 boxes).

Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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Goode, W. Wilson (Woodrow Wilson), 1938-

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Woodrow Wilson Goode Sr. (born August 19, 1938) is an American community activist and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 95th Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- the first African American to hold the office- from 1984 to 1992. Born near the town of Seaboard, North Carolina, Goode moved to Philadelphia with his family in 1954. After graduating from John Bartram High School, he earned a B.A. degree from Morgan State University and an M.P.A. from the University of P...

Blackwell, Lucien, 1931-2003

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Lucien Edward Blackwell (August 1, 1931 – January 24, 2003) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1973 to 1975, Philadelphia City Council from 1975 to 1991, and the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 1995. Born in Whitsett, Fayette County, Pennsylvania on August 1, 1931, he attended West Philadelphia High School for a period before dropping out and taking a job as a dockworker. In 1953, he was drafted in...

Americans for Democratic Action

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Walt Whitman Democratic Club.

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The Walt Whitman Democratic Club was headquartered at 1719 Rodman Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the new name given to the Gay Democratic Caucus, which had formed in 1976 after the primary elections. The club supported city, state and national candidates, as well as the March on Washington and other local and national events. In 1976 Club President, Jeffrey Briton ran for the Democratic State Committee. From the guide to the Walt Whitman Democratic Club records, 1976-19...

Philadelphia Workers' Organizing Committee

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Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Task Force

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The Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Task Force since 1978 has supported the rights of all oppressed minorities focusing on law, public policy, and development of public education and mass media as critical elements in the long process of social change. The Task Force played a critical role in the campaign to end the classification of homosexuality as a disease by the American Psychological Association. It also worked to lift the prohibition on federal civil service employment for gays and lesbians,...

Democratic Party (Philadelphia County, Pa.)

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Philadelphia Democratic Socialists of America.

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Wilds, Scott M.

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Josephs, Babette.

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