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{{Infobox political party|name=Proletarian League|founded=June 1852|founder=[[Joseph Weydemeyer]]|newspaper=''[[Die Revolution]]''| | {{Infobox political party|name=Proletarian League|founded=June 1852|founder=[[Joseph Weydemeyer]]|newspaper=''[[Die Revolution]]''|political_orientation=Marxism}} | ||
The '''Proletarian League''', founded in 1852, was the first [[Marxism|Marxist]] organization in the [[United States of America|United States]]. It was created by 17 Marxists in [[New York City]], including Joseph Weydemeyer, and [[F. A. Sorge]]. In March 1853, it organized a meeting of 800 German-speaking workers that launched the [[American Labor Union]].<ref>{{News citation|author=[[William Z. Foster]]|title=History of the Communist Party of the United States|url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402091611/http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/|archive-date=2022-04-02|retrieved=2022-05-21}}</ref> | The '''Proletarian League''', founded in 1852, was the first [[Marxism|Marxist]] organization in the [[United States of America|United States]]. It was created by 17 Marxists in [[New York City]], including Joseph Weydemeyer, and [[F. A. Sorge]]. In March 1853, it organized a meeting of 800 German-speaking workers that launched the [[American Labor Union]].<ref>{{News citation|author=[[William Z. Foster]]|title=History of the Communist Party of the United States|url=http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402091611/http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/|archive-date=2022-04-02|retrieved=2022-05-21}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Proletarian League | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Joseph Weydemeyer |
| Founded | June 1852 |
| Newspaper | Die Revolution |
| Political orientation | Marxism |
The Proletarian League, founded in 1852, was the first Marxist organization in the United States. It was created by 17 Marxists in New York City, including Joseph Weydemeyer, and F. A. Sorge. In March 1853, it organized a meeting of 800 German-speaking workers that launched the American Labor Union.[1]
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- ↑ William Z. Foster. "History of the Communist Party of the United States" Archived from the original on 2022-04-02. Retrieved 2022-05-21.