Rebecca Pera

 
 
Rebecca Pera

Twin Cities club on the ground floor of the postal workers’ fight

Twin Cities club on the ground floor of the postal workers’ fight

Members of the Twin Cities CPUSA club are part of the letter carriers' fight in Minneapolis.

BY:Rebecca Pera| April 4, 2023
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From county farm to statewide fame, Nellie Stone Johnson’s journey

From county farm to statewide fame, Nellie Stone Johnson’s journey

Nellie Stone Johnson — radical farmer, African American union leader, civil rights activist, and YCL member — left an impressive legacy of struggle.

BY:Rebecca Pera| March 31, 2023
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Etta Furlow’s struggle for democracy, justice, and socialism

Etta Furlow’s struggle for democracy, justice, and socialism

St. Paul's African American party leader left behind a community-celebrated legacy of labor and civil rights struggle.

BY:Rebecca Pera| February 15, 2023
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Helen Leiviska Kruth and Helvi Savola: CPUSA dynamic-duo leaders

Helen Leiviska Kruth and Helvi Savola: CPUSA dynamic-duo leaders

These farm, peace, and labor activists drew on their progressive Finnish roots.

BY:Rebecca Pera| March 30, 2022
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