Socialist Party of America | |
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| Founders | Eugene Debs Morris Hillquit |
| Founded | July 29, 1901 |
| Dissolved | December 31, 1972 |
The Socialist Party of America was a left-wing political party in the United States.
History
The Socialist Party of America was founded on July 29, 1901, in Indianapolis. 125 delegates were present at the founding convention: 70 from Morris Hillquit's faction of the Socialist Labor Party, 47 from the Social Democratic Party led by Eugene Debs, and eight from other groups.
The second convention of the party, held in May 1904, had 184 delegates from 35 states. By this point, the SPA had over 20,000 members and ran several newspapers in English and other languages.[1]
Criticism
The Socialist Party of America had a class reductionist policy towards the African diaspora in the United States. The party's leadership was also infiltrated by the petty bourgeoisie.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Z. Foster (1952). History of the Communist Party of the United States: 'The Socialist Party (1900-1905)'.