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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.
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.
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.
Feb 25, 2021 · In 1932, Foster was the Communist candidate for president, alongside Black leader James W. Ford as vice president. | CPUSA Archives. Foster was the Communist candidate for president in 1928 and...
Editor’s Note: William Z. Foster was born, the son of a carriage washer, in Taunton, Mass., on Feb. 25, 1881 and died in Moscow on Sept. 1, 1961. This article is written in commemoration of his birthday and in appreciation of his many contributions to the American working class and the international socialist movement. * * *
From Bryan to Stalin is the first volume of political memoirs published by the American radical trade union organizer William Z. Foster (1881-–1961). The book was written by Foster during his lengthy recuperation from a heart attack and mental breakdown suffered in 1932 and 1933.
Forging American Communism. : A major figure in the history of twentieth-century American radicalism, William Z. Foster (1881-1961) fought his way out of the slums of turn-of-the-century...
