J. Quinn Brisben

John Quinn Brisben (September 6, 1934 – April 17, 2012) was an American teacher, author, and political activist from Chicago, Illinois. Brisben was on the Socialist Party USA's presidential ticket twice. He was the party's vice-presidential nominee in 1976 alongside former Milwaukee mayor Frank P. Zeidler. In 1992, he returned to SPUSA's ticket when he ran as a candidate for president of the United States.

Background John Quinn Brisben was born September 6, 1934, to Olive and John Brisben of Enid, Oklahoma. He grew up during the Dust Bowl era with his brother, Joseph, While in Enid he worked for the Enid News & Eagle and radio station KCRC. He also studied at Phillips University. while studying at the University of Oklahoma. and she from the College of Fine Arts in 1954. They married in 1955 and then lived for some time in Madison, Wisconsin while he studied for his graduate degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He served several terms as a representative He attempted to run for mayor of Chicago in 1975 via a write-in campaign after failing gain enough signatures to be placed on the ballot.

1976 vice presidential campaign Brisben was Frank P. Zeidler's vice presidential running mate in 1976 for the Socialist Party USA. The Miami Herald reported that Brisben traveled via Amtrak across the country speaking to small groups of socialists. On the trail, he was described as speaking with "an unpretentious charm which combines a down-home practicality and a simple humor." Only on a handful of state ballots because of the difficulty and expense of the process, Zeidler/Brisben received 6,038 votes. That election was the first time the Socialist Party had run a presidential candidate since the 1956.

1992 presidential campaign Brisben and his running mate Bill Edwards were nominated at the 1991 Socialist Party USA convention. However, Edwards died In March 1992, Brisben participated in a presidential debate with other minor party and independent presidential candidates, which was aired on C-SPAN. The Brisben−Garson ticket appeared on the ballots of Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia; He also wrote many articles for the Monthly Review and other journals.

Interviews The writer Studs Terkel, a friend, interviewed Brisben in four of his books: The Great Divide: Second Thoughts on the American Dream (1988) Race: What Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About the American Obsession (1992). Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Reflections on Death, Rebirth and Hunger for a Faith (2001) Hope Dies Last: Keeping the Faith in Difficult Times (2003)

Poetry collections

Novels and stories

Journal articles Brisben, J.Q. (1997). "Surviving in Tough Country." Monthly Review. 49. 59. 10.14452/MR-049-07-1997-11_9. Brisben, J.Q. (1999). "Mass Movements Need Mass History." Monthly Review. 50. 55. 10.14452/MR-050-08-1999-01_8. Brisben, J.Q. (1998). "The Cicerone at Antietam." Michigan Quarterly Review. 37. 236–237. Brisben, J. Quinn. "Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years, 1963-65." Monthly Review, Jan. 1999, p. 55+. Gale Document Number: GALE|A53972893 Brisben, J. Quinn. "The Children." Monthly Review, Jan. 1999, p. 55+. Gale Document Number: GALE|A53972894 J. Quinn Brisben (1965) A HISTORY OF RACISM, Equity & Excellence in Education, 3:1, 36–37, DOI: 10.1080/0020486650030108 Brisben, J. Quinn. "No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement." Monthly Review, Nov. 1993, p. 61+. Gale Document Number: GALE|A14541332 Brisben, J. Quinn. "Red Dirt: Growing Up Okie." Monthly Review, Dec. 1997, p. 59+. Gale Document Number: GALE|A20348067 Brisben, J. Quinn. "ADAPT sets a good example." Monthly Review, Feb. 1992, p. 35+. Gale Document Number: GALE|A11832060 Brisben, J. Quinn. "Witness Against the Beast: William Blake and the Moral Law." Monthly Review, Sept. 1994, p. 59+. Gale Document Number: GALE|A15823658 Brisben, J. Quinn. "A Wedding Celebration" Bent: A Journal of Crip/Gay Voices. Nov. 2001.

Death J. Quinn Brisben died at his apartment in Chicago, Illinois on April 17, 2012. a union that lasted 56 years. They had a daughter named Becky and a son named Michael.