William Z. Foster

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William Z. Foster was an American labor organizer and prominent leader of the Communist Party USA in the early to mid-20th century.

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instanceOf communist politician
human
labor organizer
political writer
trade unionist
archiveAt Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University
burialPlace Kremlin Wall Necropolis
surface form: Kremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow
causeOfDeath heart failure
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1881-02-25
dateOfDeath 1961-09-01
electionParticipatedIn 1924 United States presidential election
1928 United States presidential election
1932 United States presidential election
employer Communist Party USA
ethnicGroup Irish American
familyName Foster
fieldOfWork labor organizing
political theory
politics
givenName William
ideologicalAlignment pro-Soviet
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Federation of Labor
Communist Party USA
Industrial Workers of the World
movement American labor movement
trade union movement
name William Z. Foster self-link
notableEvent leadership in the 1919 steel strike in the United States
notableWork From Bryan to Stalin
History of the Communist Party of the United States
Outline Political History of the Americas
The Great Steel Strike and Its Lessons
placeOfBirth Taunton, Massachusetts
surface form: Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath Moscow
surface form: Moscow, Soviet Union
politicalIdeology Marxism–Leninism
communism
positionHeld Chairman of the Communist Party USA
General Secretary of the Communist Party USA
ranForOffice candidate for President of the United States
religion atheism
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Esther Abramowitz Foster

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Forest Home Cemetery burialPlaceOf William Z. Foster
William Z. Foster name William Z. Foster self-link
Communist Party USA notableMember William Z. Foster
Benjamin Gitlow runningMateOf William Z. Foster
From Bryan to Stalin author William Z. Foster
From Bryan to Stalin mainSubject William Z. Foster
Esther Abramowitz Foster spouse William Z. Foster
Workers Party of America fieldedCandidate William Z. Foster
Workers Party of America representedBy William Z. Foster
Workers Party of America notableMember William Z. Foster