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Roberta Wood

Coverage of Roberta Wood in the Nexus archive.

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Beatrice Lumpkinperson1 Communist Party USAorganization1 Fred Hamptonperson1 Wisconsin Steel plantplace1 Chicago Public Schoolsorganization1 Malcolm X Collegeorganization1 Mayor Brandon Johnsonperson1

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POLITICSJun 18 · 15:47 UTCCHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Beatrice Lumpkin, workers’ rights leader and 'rock of the movement,' dies at 107
Beatrice Lumpkin, a workers' rights leader and Communist Party member for nearly 90 years, died at 107. She was involved in labor struggles in Chicago, including supporting Starbucks unionization and advocating for workers fired at the Wisconsin Steel plant closure in 1980.

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