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Willie Barrow
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Willie Barrow is a superdelegate in the 2008 Democratic nomination.
Willie Barrow is a superdelegate in the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.
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Bio
- Rev. Barrow was born in Burton, Texas
- Barrow has been a social activist since her student days when she lead a protest against her segregated school district in 1940's. *Rev. Barrow was a field organizer for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from 1953-1960s. She was a key organizer of the march on Selma. Along with Jesse Jackson Sr., Rev. Barrow was a founding member of SCLC's Operation Breadbasket, which served as a model for Rainbow-PUSH.
- In a 2005 interview with Chicago's Windy City Times, Rev. Barrow gives her long activist history. "I was discriminated against at an early age so I got started in [the student movement]. Then, there was the women's movement with the Equal Rights Amendment. After that, I was involved in the labor movement; it was then that I learned how to organize. Then the labor movement took me to the civil-rights movement. After my son [ came out to me ] , I then became a part of the gay-rights movement. So, I've been through a lot." [1]
- Barrow (83) is known known as the "Little Warrior" and is co-chairperson emeritus of the Rainbow-PUSH Coalition.
- In a phone interview, Rev. Barrow said, "I'm proud to say I'm a super-delegate and I'm proud to say I'm with Obama." She has been a super-delegate since 1992 for Clinton.[2]
2008 elections
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Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Willie Barrow, as a superdelegate, had endorsed Barack Obama for President.
For more information and sources, see the state page for this superdelegate linked to in the blue box above.
Money in politics
Committees and affiliations
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Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
- Portal:Superdelegate Transparency Project
- U.S. presidential election, 2008
- Portal:2008 U.S. Congressional Elections
Sources
External resources
- DemConWatch - A very comprehensive list of superdelegates and known commitments. Please use this as a starting point and double check by doing a news search to make sure the data is accurate. If you have a tip, let them know.
- WashingtonPost.com - Web site with full listing of superdelegates broken out by state and then type.
External articles
http://www.rainbowpush.org/about/board.html
http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/biography.asp?bioindex=32&category=religionMakers
