Parley Parker Christensen: presidential candidate for Esperanto

Dankon al Neil Blonstein: "En la jaro 1920 la Senatano Parley Parker Christiansen, instruisto de Esperanto, vic-prezidanto de Esperanto Asocio de Norda Ameriko ricevis 265,000 voĉ-donoj kiel kandidato de Usona Prezidenteco. Li estis filo de danaj emigrantoj, estro de Farmista Partio. Vikipedio konfirmas la raporton de Nacia Publika Radio."

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"Parley Parker Christensen of the Farmer-Labor Party ran for president in 1920 against Republican Warren G. Harding and Democrat James Cox." Christensen "was a proponent of Esperanto, the universal language, and "he had a penchant for appearing each day in a crisp, white linen suit — no small feat in Chicago in July," Sillito says. As a presidential candidate, Christensen pushed an advanced agenda, including recognition of the Soviet Union, women's suffrage and civil rights for black Americans." And there's more.

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