Dellums, Ronald V., 1935-2018
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Ronald Vernie Dellums (November 24, 1935 – July 30, 2018) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Oakland from 2007 to 2011. He had previously served thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 9th congressional district, in office from 1971 to 1998, after which he worked as a lobbyist in Washington, D.C.
Dellums was born into a family of labor organizers, and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps before serving on the Berkeley, California, City Council. He was the first African American elected to Congress from Northern California and the first successful openly socialist non-incumbent Congressional candidate after World War II. His politics earned him a place on President Nixon's enemies list.
During his career in Congress, he fought the MX Missile project and opposed expansion of the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber program. When President Ronald Reagan vetoed Dellums's Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986, a Democratic-controlled House and a Republican-controlled Senate overrode Reagan's veto, the first override of a presidential foreign-policy veto in the 20th century.
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| referencedIn | Anglada López, Rafael 1950-. Papers, 1936-2002 ; bulk: 1970-1980. | Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos | |
| referencedIn | Anglada López, Rafael, 1950-. Papers, 1936-2002 ; bulk: 1970-1980. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Audio collection of June Jordan, (inclusive), 1970-2000 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Bassett, David R., 1928-. David R. Bassett visual materials. | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | David R. Bassett Papers, 1963-2004, 1972-2000 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Floyd B. McKissick Papers, 1940s-1980s | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Jessica Mitford Papers TXRC91-A11., 1949-73 | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
| creatorOf | Mitford, Jessica, 1917-1996. Papers, 1949-1973 (bulk 1961-1973). | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
| referencedIn | National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing (1950- ). Archives 1945-1974. | Tulane University, Amistad Research Center |
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| creatorOf | The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Ronald Dellums | The HistoryMakers |
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| associatedWith | Anglada López, Rafael, 1950- |
| associatedWith | Barnett, Ida Nell |
| associatedWith | Bassett, David R., 1928- |
| memberOf | Berkeley (Calif.). City Council |
| associatedWith | Black Panther Party. |
| associatedWith | Communist Party of the United States of America. |
| associatedWith | Communist Party of the United States of America. |
| nieceOrNephewOf | Dellums, C. L. |
| spouseOf | Dellums, Leola "Roscoe", 1941- |
| associatedWith | Grossman, Hazel. |
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Birth 1935-11-24
Death 2018-07-30
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Americans
English
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