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Revels Cayton

Union organizer and civil rights activist.

Born in 1907 to Susie Revels Cayton and Horace Cayton, Sr., Revels Cayton was a civil rights leader in Seattle and California.^[1]^[2]

In 1940 he filed a discrimination suit against a San Francisco restaurant that refused service to him, Paul Robeson, and five others.^[2] In 1946 he was the executive secretary of the National Negro Congress when it petitioned the UN Director-General to recognize the "denial of constitutional rights to 13,000,000 U.S. Negroes."^[2]

Revels Cayton died on Saturday, November 4, 1995, in San Francisco, California.^[2]

^ "Who's Who in Communist Party". depts.washington.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Revels Cayton (1907-1995) • BlackPast". BlackPast. 2007-02-12. Retrieved 2019-03-01.

[1] "Who's Who in Communist Party". depts.washington.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-01.

[:0-2] "Revels Cayton (1907-1995) • BlackPast". BlackPast. 2007-02-12. Retrieved 2019-03-01.

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+Revels Cayton
+Union organizer and civil rights activist.
+Born in 1907 to [[Susie Revels Cayton]] and [[Horace R. Cayton Sr.|Horace Cayton, Sr.]], Revels Cayton was a civil rights leader in Seattle and California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://depts.washington.edu/labhist/cpproject/whos_who.shtml|title=Who's Who in Communist Party|website=depts.washington.edu|access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackpast.org/aaw/vignette_aahw/cayton-revels-1907-1995/|title=Revels Cayton (1907-1995) • BlackPast|date=2007-02-12|website=BlackPast|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref>
+In 1940 he filed a discrimination suit against a San Francisco restaurant that refused service to him, Paul Robeson, and five others.<ref name=":0" /> In 1946 he was the executive secretary of the National Negro Congress when it petitioned the UN Director-General to recognize the "denial of constitutional rights to 13,000,000 U.S. Negroes."<ref name=":0" />
+Revels Cayton died on Saturday, November 4, 1995, in San Francisco, California.<ref name=":0" />