Workers Party of America
E391920
The Workers Party of America was a 1920s American communist political organization that served as a legal front for the underground Communist Party USA and advocated for revolutionary socialist policies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Workers Party of America canonical | 3 |
| Workers’ Party of America | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3821932 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Workers Party of America Context triple: [Benjamin Gitlow, politicalParty, Workers Party of America]
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A.
Democratic Party for the People
The Democratic Party for the People is a centrist to center-right political party in Japan that advocates moderate economic reform, constitutional revision, and pragmatic governance.
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B.
Revisionist Party
The Revisionist Party was a right-wing Zionist political party in Mandatory Palestine that championed Jewish nationalism, territorial maximalism, and a more militant approach to establishing a Jewish state.
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C.
Pacifist Socialist Party
The Pacifist Socialist Party was a Dutch left-wing political party known for its strong commitment to pacifism, socialism, and anti-nuclear activism.
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D.
American Labor Party
The American Labor Party was a left-wing political party in New York State, active mainly in the mid-20th century, that sought to represent labor interests and often cross-endorsed liberal and progressive candidates.
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E.
World Party of Socialist Revolution
The World Party of Socialist Revolution is an international Trotskyist organization founded by Leon Trotsky to promote worldwide socialist revolution and oppose both capitalism and Stalinism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Workers Party of America Target entity description: The Workers Party of America was a 1920s American communist political organization that served as a legal front for the underground Communist Party USA and advocated for revolutionary socialist policies.
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A.
Democratic Party for the People
The Democratic Party for the People is a centrist to center-right political party in Japan that advocates moderate economic reform, constitutional revision, and pragmatic governance.
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B.
Revisionist Party
The Revisionist Party was a right-wing Zionist political party in Mandatory Palestine that championed Jewish nationalism, territorial maximalism, and a more militant approach to establishing a Jewish state.
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C.
Pacifist Socialist Party
The Pacifist Socialist Party was a Dutch left-wing political party known for its strong commitment to pacifism, socialism, and anti-nuclear activism.
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D.
American Labor Party
The American Labor Party was a left-wing political party in New York State, active mainly in the mid-20th century, that sought to represent labor interests and often cross-endorsed liberal and progressive candidates.
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E.
World Party of Socialist Revolution
The World Party of Socialist Revolution is an international Trotskyist organization founded by Leon Trotsky to promote worldwide socialist revolution and oppose both capitalism and Stalinism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
communist organization
ⓘ
political party ⓘ |
| advocated |
abolition of the capitalist system
ⓘ
dictatorship of the proletariat ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
Comintern
ⓘ
surface form:
Communist International
|
| alsoKnownAs |
WPA
ⓘ
Workers Party of America ⓘ
surface form:
Workers’ Party of America
|
| associatedWith | labor movement in the United States ⓘ |
| basedOn | Marxist-Leninist principles ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1929 ⓘ |
| fieldedCandidate | William Z. Foster ⓘ |
| founded | 1921 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Communist Party USA ⓘ |
| goal |
establish a socialist system in the United States
ⓘ
overthrow capitalism in the United States ⓘ |
| hasPart | youth and mass organizations aligned with the Communist Party USA ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Chicago ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism
ⓘ
communism ⓘ revolutionary socialism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Communist Party USA ⓘ |
| notableMember |
C. E. Ruthenberg
ⓘ
Charles E. Ruthenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl Browder ⓘ James P. Cannon ⓘ Jay Lovestone ⓘ William Z. Foster ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
anti-communist organizations ⓘ |
| organizedAs | legal political party ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Communist Party USA ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 1924 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | far-left ⓘ |
| positionOnElections | participation in electoral politics as a legal front ⓘ |
| positionOnLabor | support for trade union organizing ⓘ |
| positionOnSovietUnion | supportive of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Communist Party USA
ⓘ
surface form:
Communist Party of America
Communist Labor Party of America ⓘ
surface form:
United Communist Party of America
|
| program | revolutionary socialist policies ⓘ |
| regionServed |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| representedBy | William Z. Foster ⓘ |
| servedAs | legal front for the underground Communist Party USA ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Red Scare era surveillance ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Communist Party USA
ⓘ
surface form:
Workers (Communist) Party of America
|
| timePeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Workers Party of America Description of subject: The Workers Party of America was a 1920s American communist political organization that served as a legal front for the underground Communist Party USA and advocated for revolutionary socialist policies.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Benjamin Gitlow
subject surface form:
Benjamin Gitlow
this entity surface form:
Workers’ Party of America