Charlene Mitchell
Charlene Alexander Mitchell (June 8, 1930 – December 14, 2022) was an American international socialist, feminist, labor and civil rights activist. In 1968, she became the first Black woman candidate for President of the United States.
Charlene Alexander Mitchell | |
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| Born | June 8, 1930 |
| Died | December 14, 2022 (aged 92) |
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In the 1970s, she became a leader in efforts to support the defense of Angela Davis, founded the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, campaigned on behalf of the defenses of Joan Little and the Wilmington Ten, and focused her activism on anti-apartheid efforts.
Mitchell joined the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) at age 16, and is considered to be one of the most influential leaders in the party in the late 1950s and the 1960s. After leaving the party, she became a leader of the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism (CCDS) in the 1990s.