would be forced to go without a living. Later years, death, and legacy According to one biographer, there is no record of Woodbey or his activities after 1915; however, an article by Woodbey was printed in a Chicago publication in 1909. He was said to have been active in California as late as 1923. Woodbey died in Los Angeles, California on August 27, 1937, at the home of his son William, survived by his third wife and three children. Reverend George W. Slater, Jr. credited Woodbey for his conversion and understanding of Socialism. Slater took the mantle of Socialism from Woodbey and continued to teach and preach his message as a disciple of the Socialist movement. Footnotes Works The Bible and Socialism: A Conversation Between Two Preachers. San Diego, CA: G.W. Woodbey, 1904. The Distribution of Wealth. San Diego, CA: G.W. Woodbey, 1910. Why the Negro Should Vote the Socialist Ticket. Chicago: Socialist Party of America, n.d. [1910s]. Method of Procedure in Baptist Church Trials. Nashville, TN: National Baptist Pub. Board, 1916. Further reading Philip S. Foner, "From Slavery to Socialism: George Washington Woodbey, Black Socialist Preacher," in Jacob H. Dorn (ed.), Socialism and Christianity in Early 20th Century America. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998. 1854 births 1937 deaths American Christian socialists 19th-century American slaves Baptist ministers from the United States Nebraska Prohibitionists People from Johnson County, Tennessee Socialist Party of America politicians from California African-American people in California politics Tennessee politicians Writers from California Writers from Nebraska Writers from Tennessee Baptist socialists Activists from California Baptists from Tennessee Baptist Christianity in Nebraska People from Omaha, Nebraska Nebraska politicians 20th-century African-American people