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'''William Z. Foster''' (February 25, 1881 – 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 – 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 == | ||
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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. 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
- Toward Soviet America
- From Bryan to Stalin (Autobiographical text)