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This category lists people who have, at one time or another, been active members of a communist party, or have declared themselves to be "communist". It should not be taken for granted that inclusion in this category implies that figures remained their whole life or continue to be communists.
Red Channels: The Report of Communist Influence in Radio and Television was an anti-Communist document published in the United States at the start of the 1950s. Issued by the right-wing journal Counterattack on June 22, 1950, the pamphlet-style book names 151 actors, writers, musicians, broadcast journalists, and others in the context of ...
On December 1, 1961, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) published a 288-page book entitled Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications. [1] This massive list, annotated with notes documenting the first official government mention of alleged communist affiliation, superseded a very similar list published on January 2, 1957. [1]
During the early days of the Cold War, many prominent women were listed as communists or fellow travellers in the American anti-communist publication Red Channels: The Report of Communist Influence in Radio and Television in June 1950. [1]
American Labor Party [28] Andrew Biemiller: House January 3, 1945: January 3, 1947: Wisconsin: Democratic Party (former Socialist Party of America member) [27] Hugh De Lacy: House January 3, 1945: January 3, 1947: Washington Democratic Party (Communist Party USA member) [29] Bolívar Pagán: House December 26, 1939: January 3, 1945: Puerto Rico
Pages in category "Members of the Communist Party USA" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 313 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The history of the CPUSA is closely related to the history of the American labor movement and the history of communist parties worldwide. Initially operating underground due to the Palmer Raids , which started during the First Red Scare , the party was influential in American politics in the first half of the 20th century.
This is a list of American politicians who are members of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) and who have held elected office in the United States. CPUSA has run candidates on an explicit Communist ticket, on tickets of third parties (such as the Nonpartisan League), and on Democratic tickets. See also: List of Communist Party USA election results.