In 1952, the Progressive Party ran attorney Vincent Hallinan for President of the United States and Charlotta Bass for Vice-President, making her the first African-American woman ever to run for National office. The campaign attracted little media attention and few votes (only receiving 0.02% of the popular vote), and was not even on the ballot in many states.
While candidate Vincent Hallinan is currently in prison, his wife Vivian Hallinan speaks to the American radio audience explaining why her husband has been jailed only three days after he became the Progressive Party candidate to run for President in the November election.
Other points and topics stated include:
-Why a need for a third party.
-A call for an immediate cease fire in Korea which is not a war the United States can win.
-Unlike the Democratic Party or Republican Party, The Progressive Party is the one party that stands unequivocally for Peace, and not believing in war.
-Big corporations profiting from war producing war armaments, guns and bullets.
-Why husband and Progressive Party nominee for President, Vincent Hallinan is currently incarcerated.
-The major reasons to vote Progressive in the November election.