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'''Alfred Baker Lewis''' (1897-1980) was an American lawyer, union organizer, socialist, and civil rights activist. He was served on the board of the [[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]] from 1939 until his death and as its treasurer from 1958-1972. He was also secretary of the [[Socialist Party of Massachusetts]] from 1924-1940. While involved with the Socialist Party, Lewis ran United States Senate in 1926 and 1928 and for Governor of Massachusetts in 1930, 1932, 1934 and 1936.<ref>http://amistadresearchcenter.tulane.edu/archon/?p=collections/findingaid&id=287&q=&rootcontentid=102332</ref>
'''Alfred Baker Lewis''' (1897 – 1980) was an American lawyer, union organizer, socialist, and civil rights activist. He was served on the board of the [[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]] from 1939 until his death and as its treasurer from 1958 to 1972. He was also secretary of the [[Socialist Party of Massachusetts]] from 1924 to 1940. While involved with the Socialist Party, Lewis ran United States Senate in 1926 and 1928 and for Governor of Massachusetts in 1930, 1932, 1934 and 1936.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amistadresearchcenter.tulane.edu/archon/?p=collections/findingaid&id=287&q=&rootcontentid=102332|title=Alfred Baker Lewis papers, 1944-1980 - Amistad Research Center|website=Amistadresearchcenter.tulane.edu|accessdate=10 September 2017|archive-date=24 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724204958/http://amistadresearchcenter.tulane.edu/archon/?p=collections/findingaid&id=287&q=&rootcontentid=102332|url-status=dead}}</ref>


He died of an apparent suicide when he was hit by a train at [[Old Greenwich (Metro-North station)|Old Greenwich station]] in [[Greenwich, Connecticut]] in October 1980.<ref>http://www.upi.com/Archives/1980/10/31/Police-say-civil-rights-leader-Alfred-Baker-Lewis-who/6264341816400/</ref>
He died in October 1980, an apparent suicide, when he was [[rail suicide|hit by a train]] at [[Old Greenwich (Metro-North station)|Old Greenwich station]] in [[Greenwich, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1980/10/31/Police-say-civil-rights-leader-Alfred-Baker-Lewis-who/6264341816400/|title=Police say civil rights leader Alfred Baker Lewis, who...|website=Upi.com|accessdate=10 September 2017}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Lewis, Alfred B. Liberalism and Sovietism, 1946.
* Lewis, Alfred B. ''Liberalism and Sovietism'', 1946.
* Lewis, Alfred B. Why we have Depressions and Recessions., 1962.
* Lewis, Alfred B. ''Why we have Depressions and Recessions'', 1962, New York, League for Industrial Democracy

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[[Category:Socialist Party of America politicians from Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Socialist Party of America politicians from Massachusetts]]
[[Category:NAACP activists]]
[[Category:National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]]
[[Category:Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates]]
[[Category:Writers from Massachusetts]]
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[[Category:Suicides in Connecticut]]
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Latest revision as of 21:17, 28 April 2024

Alfred Baker Lewis (1897 – 1980) was an American lawyer, union organizer, socialist, and civil rights activist. He was served on the board of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People from 1939 until his death and as its treasurer from 1958 to 1972. He was also secretary of the Socialist Party of Massachusetts from 1924 to 1940. While involved with the Socialist Party, Lewis ran United States Senate in 1926 and 1928 and for Governor of Massachusetts in 1930, 1932, 1934 and 1936.[1]

He died in October 1980, an apparent suicide, when he was hit by a train at Old Greenwich station in Greenwich, Connecticut.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Alfred Baker Lewis papers, 1944-1980 - Amistad Research Center". Amistadresearchcenter.tulane.edu. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Police say civil rights leader Alfred Baker Lewis, who..." Upi.com. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

Further reading

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  • Lewis, Alfred B. Liberalism and Sovietism, 1946.
  • Lewis, Alfred B. Why we have Depressions and Recessions, 1962, New York, League for Industrial Democracy
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