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Application to join the CPUSA by W.E.B. Du Bois, 1961

Application to join the CPUSA by W.E.B. Du Bois, 1961

Black History Month Special Part of a series on African American communists in US history. Gus Hall Communist Party of the USA New York, New York On this first day...

February 28, 2009
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African American Communist: W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963)

African American Communist: W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963)

Black History Month Special Part of a series on African American communists in US history. W.E.B. Du Bois was the first African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University....

February 28, 2009
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African American Communist: James W. Ford (1893-1957)

African American Communist: James W. Ford (1893-1957)

Black History Month Special Part of a series on African American communists in US history. Before working for the Communist Party, James Ford had been active in the labor movement,...

February 27, 2009
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African American Communist: Pat Ellis (1920-2005)

African American Communist: Pat Ellis (1920-2005)

Black History Month Special Part of a series on African American communists in US history. Jonnie Lumpkin Ellis, who was known by her adopted name 'Pat', was born in Washington,...

February 27, 2009
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African American Communist: Hosea Hudson (1898-1988)

African American Communist: Hosea Hudson (1898-1988)

Black History Month Special Part of a series on African American communists in US history. Hosea Hudson was born in Wilkes County, Georgia. He worked as a sharecropper in what...

February 24, 2009
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