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Bill Perkins, a member of the New York City Council, wants to name a street after Benjamin Davis (1904-1964), a former city councilman and member of the Communist party.(The Week)(Brief Article)
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May 03, 2004 |
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* Bill Perkins, a member of the New York City Council, wants to name a street after Benjamin Davis (1904-1964), a former city councilman and member of the Communist party. "Many heroes of that era need to be looked at again," Perkins explains. What is heroic about Davis? He entered politics under the wing of the flamboyant Harlem pol Adam Clayton Powell. But unlike Powell, who combined leftism with pizzazz and shiftiness, Davis was a down-the-line Stalinist; ...
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