Socialist Party of America

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defunct political party political party socialist party

The Socialist Party of America was a prominent early 20th-century U.S. political party that advocated democratic socialism, labor rights, and social welfare reforms, and ran influential presidential candidates such as Eugene V. Debs and Norman Thomas.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Socialist Party of America canonical 41
Left Wing Section of the Socialist Party of America 1
Social Democratic Party of America 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct political party ⓘ
political party ⓘ
socialist party ⓘ
activePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolved 1972 ⓘ
electedOfficial Daniel Hoan ⓘ
Emil Seidel ⓘ
Meyer London ⓘ
Victor L. Berger ⓘ
founded 1901 ⓘ
foundedIn Indianapolis ⓘ
hadPublication The Appeal to Reason ⓘ
The New Leader ⓘ
The Socialist Call ⓘ
hadYouthWing Young People's Socialist League ⓘ
ideology democratic socialism ⓘ
labor rights advocacy ⓘ
social welfare reform ⓘ
socialism ⓘ
keyIssue child labor abolition ⓘ
civil liberties ⓘ
old-age pensions ⓘ
public ownership of key industries ⓘ
social insurance ⓘ
trade union support ⓘ
unemployment insurance ⓘ
women's suffrage ⓘ
workers' rights ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableMember A. Philip Randolph ⓘ
Emil Seidel ⓘ
Eugene V. Debs ⓘ
Helen Keller ⓘ
Kate Richards O'Hare ⓘ
Morris Hillquit ⓘ
Norman Thomas ⓘ
Upton Sinclair ⓘ
Victor L. Berger ⓘ
opposed World War I ⓘ
surface form: World War I (U.S. entry)
politicalPosition far-left ⓘ
left-wing ⓘ
precededBy Socialist Party of America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Social Democratic Party of America

Socialist Labor Party of America (faction) ⓘ
ranPresidentialCandidate Eugene V. Debs ⓘ
Norman Thomas ⓘ
stateOfOrigin Indiana ⓘ
stronghold Milwaukee ⓘ
Oklahoma (early 20th century) ⓘ
succeededBy Social Democrats, USA ⓘ
Socialist Party USA ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1932 United States presidential election → thirdParty → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Socialist Party of America → precededBy → Socialist Party of America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Democratic Party of America
Bayard Rustin → memberOf → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Jack London → memberOf → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
A. Philip Randolph → politicalParty → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Norman Thomas → memberOf → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
American Railway Union → followedBy → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Eugene V. Debs → memberOf → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Upton Sinclair → politicalAlignment → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Gitlow was a socialist political activist → politicalParty → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
subject surface form: Benjamin Gitlow
Benjamin Gitlow → memberOf → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Helen Keller → memberOf → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Socialist Labor Party of America (faction) → mergedInto → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
The Appeal to Reason → associatedMovement → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
subject surface form: Appeal to Reason
The Socialist Call → publisher → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
The Socialist Call → affiliation → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Meyer London → memberOf → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Social Democrats, USA → originatedFrom → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Social Democrats, USA → predecessor → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Young People's Socialist League → affiliation → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Young People's Socialist League → parentOrganization → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Socialist Party USA → originatesFrom → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Morris Hillquit → memberOf → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Victor L. Berger → memberOfPoliticalParty → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Charles Edward Russell → memberOf → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Daniel Hoan → memberOfPoliticalParty → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Kate Richards O'Hare → memberOf → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Big Bill Haywood → politicalAffiliation → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Socialism Re-examined → associatedWith → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Socialism Re-examined → hasAuthorPoliticalAffiliation → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Frances Violet Stewart → memberOf → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
subject surface form: Norman Thomas
Charles T. Schenck → memberOf → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
1922 California gubernatorial election → defeatedParty → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
United States presidential election, 1908 → thirdParty → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
David Dubinsky → memberOf → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
1920 United States presidential election → thirdParty → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Emil Seidel → memberOfPoliticalParty → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Social Democracy of America → helpedLayGroundworkFor → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Social Democracy of America → contributedToFormationOf → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Charles Ruthenberg → memberOf → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
New York State Assembly election, 1917 → politicalPartyInvolved → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Louis Fraina → memberOf → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
Louis Fraina → memberOf → Socialist Party of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Left Wing Section of the Socialist Party of America