African-American Equality

 
 
The CPUSA and the African American Liberation struggle: a global perspective

The CPUSA and the African American Liberation struggle: a global perspective

The Party’s contribution to the struggle for racial equality in the US is part of the historical record, although it rarely gets the attention it deserves in historical accounts. Two...

BY: Ben Sears| May 1, 2016
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Communist Party and African American equality – a focus unequaled in U.S. history

Communist Party and African American equality – a focus unequaled in U.S. history

In honor of African American History Month, the third article in our series on the Communist Party's 90th Anniversary surveys a few documents written by leading African American party members...

BY: Tony Pecinovsky| February 26, 2016
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Remembering James W. Ford

Remembering James W. Ford

In honor of African American History Month, the sixth article in our series on the Communist Party's 90th anniversary will survey a document written by James W. Ford, one of...

BY: Tony Pecinovsky| February 12, 2016
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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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