Foster, William Z. (1881-1961)

James R. Barrett

doi:10.1002/9781405198073.wbierp0567

Foster, William Z. (1881-1961)

James R. Barrett

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Born in Taunton, Massachusetts and raised in the slums of Philadelphia, William Z. Foster passed through the Socialist Party, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and a series of his own syndicalist organizations to become one of the key figures in the Communist Party USA (CPUSA). He was the party's presidential candidate in 1924, 1928, and 1932 and its chairperson from 1932 to 1957, years which saw the party's decline from a major progressive influence in the Popular Front of the late 1930s and the World War II era to an isolated, sectarian organization during the McCarthy era of the early 1950s.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest
Editors	Immanuel Ness
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Volume	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781405198073
ISBN (Print)	9781405184649
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405198073.wbierp0567
State	Published - Apr 20 2009

Keywords

1800-1899
1900-1999
Americas
comparative history
Lenin, Vladimir
Northern America
political history
United States of America
communism
labor movements
rebellion
socialism

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