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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.
William Z. Foster. William Zebulon Foster (* 25. Februar 1881 in Taunton, Massachusetts; † 1. September 1961 in Moskau) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker (CPUSA) und Gewerkschafter. Von 1929 bis 1934 sowie von 1945 bis 1957 war er Vorsitzender der Kommunistischen Partei der USA (CPUSA).
William Z. Foster was an American labour agitator and Communist Party leader who ran for the presidency in 1924, 1928, and 1932. A militant union organizer from 1894, Foster joined the Industrial Workers of the World (1909), which aimed at achieving socialism through industry-wide labour.
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25. Feb. 2021 · On his 80th birthday, Feb. 25, 1961, William Z. Foster was a patient in a sanatorium on the outskirts of Moscow. His severe health problems called for a level of care that was available to...
14. Juli 2014 · A biography of William Z. Foster, a prominent American radical and labor leader who became a Communist official and presidential candidate. The book covers his early life, political career, and role in the Communist International, based on private and official sources.
- Edward P. Johanningsmeier
- July 14, 2014
A tribute to the American socialist leader who fought against revisionism in the U.S. socialist movement and the Communist Party. Learn about his proletarian background, his struggles against Lovestoneism, Browderism and Gatesism, and his historical analyses of revisionism.
William Z. Foster (1881-1961)."1 Growing up in the slums of Philadelphia, Foster became a transient wage-laborer early in life, spending several years criss-crossing the country. He landed in Spokane, Washington, where he joined the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and became active in the organization's 1909-1910 Spokane Free Speech Fight ...
