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William Z. Foster (February 25, 1881 – September 1, 1961) was a radical American labor organizer and Communist politician, whose career included serving as General Secretary of the Communist Party USA from 1945 to 1957.
Feb 25, 2021 · William Z. Foster—Pioneer fighter for Black equality in organized labor – People's World. February 25, 2021 9:26 AM CST By Arthur Zipser. Share. Email. William Z. Foster, center, with...
Oct 30, 2023 · 1934: William Z. Foster, Improved in Health, Returns to U.S. After Stay in Soviet Union from Daily Worker, January 19, 1934. 1934: William Z. Foster Visits "Daily" for the First Time in Sixteen Months; Praises Improvement, Hails Drive for 10,000 New Readers from Daily Worker, January 22, 1934.
William Z. Foster was an American labour agitator and Communist Party leader who ran for the presidency in 1924, 1928, and 1932. A militant union organizer from 1894, Foster joined the Industrial Workers of the World (1909), which aimed at achieving socialism through industry-wide labour.
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William Z. Foster Is Dead at 80; Ex.Head ot Communists in U.S.; Illness Prevented His Trial Under Smith Act -- Was in Moscow for Treatment ] - The New York Times. Share full article. Sept. 2,...
Streel Trust Newspaper Propaganda. John Fitzpatrick. A Group of Organizers. Trade unionist and Marxist politician William Z. Foster explains the organization and failure of the steel strike in 1919, an action which saw much of America’s metal industry grind to a halt.
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1947: Workers, Defend Your Unions! 1952: History of the Communist Party of the United States (off site) 1954: The Negro People in American History, (200Mb) 1954. 1955: The Role of Mao Tse-tung, from History of the Three Internationals. Comment on Foster by Max Eastman. Communist Party of the USA.