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William Z. Foster

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William Z. Foster
BornFebruary 25, 1881
Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
DiedSeptember 1, 1961 (aged 80)
Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityStatesian
Political orientationRevisionism
Communism


William Z. Foster (February 25, 1881 – September 1, 1961) was a Statesian labor organizer and Communist politician, who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) from 1945 to 1957. He was previously a member of the Socialist Party of America (SPA) and the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).

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

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