Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
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The Progressive Party (United States, 1948) was a left-wing third party that emerged in the postwar era to challenge Cold War policies and advocate for civil rights, social welfare, and peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union, notably backing former Vice President Henry A. Wallace for president.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party ⓘ |
| accusation | alleged Communist influence ⓘ |
| advocatedPolicy |
civil rights
ⓘ
desegregation ⓘ expanded social welfare programs ⓘ federal anti-lynching legislation ⓘ full employment ⓘ national health insurance ⓘ peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Wallace Progressive Party ⓘ |
| campaignSlogan | Fight for Peace and Freedom ⓘ |
| color |
green
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | early 1950s ⓘ |
| electoralPerformance | won no electoral votes in the 1948 U.S. presidential election ⓘ |
| founded | 1948 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early Cold War
ⓘ
post–World War II era ⓘ |
| ideology |
left-wing politics
ⓘ
progressivism ⓘ social democracy ⓘ |
| keyFigure | Henry A. Wallace ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Progressive Party ⓘ |
| nominatedForPresident | Henry A. Wallace ⓘ |
| nominatedForVicePresident | Glen H. Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedPolicy |
Cold War containment
ⓘ
Marshall Plan ⓘ Truman Doctrine ⓘ peacetime military draft ⓘ |
| opposedTo | bipartisan Cold War consensus ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | left-wing ⓘ |
| popularVoteShare | about 2.4 percent of the national popular vote in 1948 ⓘ |
| positionOnForeignPolicy |
non-interventionist
ⓘ
pro-détente ⓘ |
| positionOnLabor | pro-labor ⓘ |
| positionOnRacialSegregation | strongly opposed racial segregation ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Progressive Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
|
| reasonForDecline |
Red Scare and anti-Communist sentiment
ⓘ
defections back to the Democratic Party ⓘ |
| supportBase |
labor activists
ⓘ
left-wing Democrats ⓘ peace activists ⓘ some African American voters ⓘ |
| supportedOrganization | United Nations ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
international disarmament
ⓘ
negotiated settlements with the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| vicePresidentialNomineePartyAffiliation | Democratic Party ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Henry Agard Wallace