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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>
{{Infobox politician|name=William Z. Foster|image_size=200|birth_date=February 25, 1881|death_date=September 1, 1961 (aged 80)|nationality=Statesian|political_orientation=[[Revisionism]]<br>[[Communism]]|image=William Z Foster.png|birth_place=Taunton, [[Massachusetts]], [[United States of America|United States]]|death_place=[[Moscow]], [[RSFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]}}


== Early Life ==
'''William Z. Foster''' (February 25, 1881 &#x2013; September 1, 1961) was a [[United States of America|Statesian]] labor organizer and [[Communism|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).
William Foster was raised by his Irish immigrant father to Fenian nationalism.
 
== Early life ==
William Foster was raised by his [[Ireland|Irish]] immigrant father to Fenian [[nationalism]].


== Political career ==
== Political career ==


=== Early Labour movement ===
=== Early labour movement ===


=== Communist Party member ===
=== Communist Party ===


== Works ==
== Works ==
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* ''[[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)
* ''[https://archive.org/details/frombryantostalin From Bryan to Stalin]'' (Autobiographical text)
== External links ==
{{External links|Wikipedia=William Z. Foster}}


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:American communists]]
[[Category:CPUSA members]]
[[Category:American trade unionists]]

Latest revision as of 21:05, 20 March 2024

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).

Early life

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

Political career

Early labour movement

Communist Party

Works

References