Fred Halstead

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Fred W. Halstead (April 21, 1927 – June 2, 1988)[1] was the Socialist Workers Party's candidate for President of the United States in 1968. His running mate was Paul Boutelle.

Halstead played a significant role in the movement against the Vietnam War, outlined in his book Out Now! He also was a staff writer on The Militant, the publication of the Socialist Workers Party.

Halstead was a 6′6″, 350-pound ex–garment cutter who worked briefly as a bouncer in a country-and-western saloon in the 1950s, when he was on the blacklist.[2] On July 10, 1968, Halstead appeared on the political talk show Firing Line.[3]

Bibliography

  • GIs Speak Out Against the War: The Case of the Ft. Jackson 8 (1970) Template:ISBN
  • Out Now!: A Participant's Account of the American Movement against the Vietnam War (1978) Template:ISBN
  • What Working People Should Know About the Dangers of Nuclear Power (1979) Template:ISBN
  • The 1985-86 Hormel Meat-Packers Strike in Austin, Minnesota (1987) Template:ISBN

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  1. "Fred Halstead, Trotskyist Leader, Dies at 61" New York Times June 4, 1988
  2. Fred Halstead Template:Webarchive, University of Utah Archives
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