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The Communist Party USA, officially the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA), [9] is a communist party in the United States which was established in 1919 after a split in the Socialist Party of America following the Russian Revolution. [6] [10]
Alfred Wagenknecht, Executive Secretary of the Communist Labor Party of America, one of the predecessors of the Communist Party. The first socialist political party in the United States was the Socialist Labor Party (SLP), formed in 1876 and for many years a viable force in the international socialist movement.
These two groups would be combined as the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA). [78] The Communists organized the Trade Union Unity League to compete with the AFL. By August 1919, only months after its founding, the Communist Party USA claimed 50,000 to 60,000 members. [79] Members also included anarchists and other radical ...
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.
The Communist Control Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 775, 50 U.S.C. §§ 841–844) is an American law signed by President Dwight Eisenhower on August 24, 1954, that outlaws the Communist Party of the United States and criminalizes membership in or support for the party or "Communist-action" organizations and defines evidence to be considered by a jury in determining participation in the activities ...
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massive list, annotated with notes documenting the first official government mention of alleged communist affiliation, superseded a very similar list published on January 2, 1957.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]
People's Party (United States) (Future Socialist Party of America Member) [42] Lewis Featherstone: House March 5, 1890: March 3, 1891: Arkansas: Union Labor Party: Henry Smith: House March 4, 1887: March 3, 1889: Wisconsin: Union Labor Party [43] Horace Greeley: House December 4, 1848: March 3, 1849: New York: Whig Party (United States) [44 ...
Pages in category "Communist parties in the United States" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .