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'''William Z. Foster''' (February 25, 1881 &#x2013; September 1, 1961) was a radical American labor organizer and [[Communism|Communist]] politician, whose career included serving as  General Secretary of the [[Communist Party USA]] from 1945 to 1957. He was previously a member of the Socialist Party of America and the Industrial Workers of the World, leading the drive to organize the packinghouse industry during [[World War I]] and the steel strike of 1919.<ref name="obit">{{cite news|title=William Z. Foster Is Dead at 80. Ex. Head of Communists in U.S. Illness Prevented His Trial Under Smith Act. Was in Moscow for Treatment.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/09/02/archives/william-z-foster-is-dead-at-80-exhead-ot-communists-in-us-illness.html|work=[[United Press International]] in [[New York Times]]|date=September 2, 1961|access-date=2009-01-05}}</ref>
'''William Z. Foster''' (February 25, 1881 &#x2013; September 1, 1961) was a radical American labor organizer and [[Communism|Communist]] politician, whose career included serving as  General Secretary of the [[Communist Party USA]] from 1945 to 1957. He was previously a member of the Socialist Party of America and the Industrial Workers of the World, leading the drive to organize the packinghouse industry during [[World War I]] and the steel strike of 1919.<ref name="obit">{{cite news|title=William Z. Foster Is Dead at 80. Ex. Head of Communists in U.S. Illness Prevented His Trial Under Smith Act. Was in Moscow for Treatment.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/09/02/archives/william-z-foster-is-dead-at-80-exhead-ot-communists-in-us-illness.html|work=[[United Press International]] in [[New York Times]]|date=September 2, 1961|access-date=2009-01-05}}</ref>
== Early Life ==
William Foster was raised by his Irish immigrant father to Fenian nationalism.
== Political career ==
=== Early Labour movement ===
=== Communist Party member ===


== Works ==
== Works ==


* ''[[Library:Toward Soviet America|Toward Soviet America]]''
* ''[[Library:Toward Soviet America|Toward Soviet America]]''
* ''[https://archive.org/details/frombryantostalin From Bryan to Stalin]'' (Autobiographical text)


== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 11:36, 8 May 2021

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. He was previously a member of the Socialist Party of America and the Industrial Workers of the World, leading the drive to organize the packinghouse industry during World War I and the steel strike of 1919.[1]

Early Life

William Foster was raised by his Irish immigrant father to Fenian nationalism.

Political career

Early Labour movement

Communist Party member

Works

External links

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References