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.

Aliases (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 →
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 (U.S. entry) →
politicalPosition	far-left → left-wing →
precededBy	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 (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bayard Rustin → Benjamin Gitlow → Eugene V. Debs → Helen Keller → Jack London → Norman Thomas →	memberOf
A. Philip Randolph → Benjamin Gitlow →	politicalParty
American Railway Union →	followedBy
Upton Sinclair →	politicalAlignment
Socialist Party of America ("Social Democratic Party of America") →	precededBy
1932 United States presidential election →	thirdParty