SettingsMembers of the Communist Party USA
Abraham Polonsky
Abraham Lincoln Polonsky (December 5, 1910 - October 26, 1999) was an American film director, Academy-Award-nominated screenwriter, essayist, and novelist blacklisted by the Hollywood movie stud...
Abraham Lincoln Polonsky (December 5, 1910 - October 26, 1999) was an American film director, Academy-Award-nominated screenwriter, essayist, and novelist blacklisted by the Hollywood movie stud...
Albert Goldman (politician)
Albert Goldman (1897 - 1960) was an American Trotskyist and lawyer to the labor movement.
Albert Goldman (1897 - 1960) was an American Trotskyist and lawyer to the labor movement.
Alex Bail
Alex Bail (1900-June 8, 1973) was an American radical and union leader.
Alex Bail (1900-June 8, 1973) was an American radical and union leader.
Alexander Bittelman
Alexander "Alex" Bittelman was a Russian-born Jewish-American communist political activist, Marxist theorist and influential theoretician of the Communist Party USA, contributed a more complex ...
Alexander "Alex" Bittelman was a Russian-born Jewish-American communist political activist, Marxist theorist and influential theoretician of the Communist Party USA, contributed a more complex ...
Alexander Koral
Alexander Koral was an American member of the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA) who headed a network of spies for Soviet intelligence during World War II called the "Art" or "Berg" group.
Alexander Koral was an American member of the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA) who headed a network of spies for Soviet intelligence during World War II called the "Art" or "Berg" group.
Alexander Trachtenberg
Alexander "Alex" Trachtenberg was an American publisher of radical political books and pamphlets and activist in the Socialist Party of America and later the Communist Party USA. Trachtenberg is...
Alexander "Alex" Trachtenberg was an American publisher of radical political books and pamphlets and activist in the Socialist Party of America and later the Communist Party USA. Trachtenberg is...
Angela Calomiris
Angela "Angie" Calomiris (August 1, 1916 - January 30, 1995) was an American photographer who became a secret FBI informant within the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) under the name Angela Cole.
Angela "Angie" Calomiris (August 1, 1916 - January 30, 1995) was an American photographer who became a secret FBI informant within the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) under the name Angela Cole.
Antoinette Konikow
Antoinette F. Buchholz Konikow was an American physician, feminist, and radical political activist.
Antoinette F. Buchholz Konikow was an American physician, feminist, and radical political activist.
B. D. Amis
B. D. Amis (Benjamin DeWayne Amis; 7 July 1896 – 9 June 1993) was an African American labor organizer and civil rights leader.
B. D. Amis (Benjamin DeWayne Amis; 7 July 1896 – 9 June 1993) was an African American labor organizer and civil rights leader.
Bella Dodd
Bella Visono Dodd (1904 – 29 April 1969) was a member of the Communist Party of America (CPUSA) in the 1930s and 1940s who later became a vocal anti-communist.
Bella Visono Dodd (1904 – 29 April 1969) was a member of the Communist Party of America (CPUSA) in the 1930s and 1940s who later became a vocal anti-communist.
Benjamin Fine
Benjamin Fine (1905–1975) was an American journalist and author.
Benjamin Fine (1905–1975) was an American journalist and author.
Bertram Wolfe
Bertram David "Bert" Wolfe was an American scholar and former communist best known for biographical studies of Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, and Diego Rivera.
Bertram David "Bert" Wolfe was an American scholar and former communist best known for biographical studies of Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, and Diego Rivera.
Bettina Aptheker
Bettina Fay Aptheker is an American political activist, feminist, professor and author.
Bettina Fay Aptheker is an American political activist, feminist, professor and author.
C. E. Ruthenberg
Charles Emil Ruthenberg, known to his friends as "C.E.", was an American Marxist politician and a founder and long-time head of the Communist Party USA.
Charles Emil Ruthenberg, known to his friends as "C.E.", was an American Marxist politician and a founder and long-time head of the Communist Party USA.
Carl Skoglund
Carl Skoglund (1884—December 11, 1960) was a Swedish-American socialist, affectionately called Skogie by all his American friends and comrades.
Carl Skoglund (1884—December 11, 1960) was a Swedish-American socialist, affectionately called Skogie by all his American friends and comrades.
Charles Ruthenberg
Charles Emil Ruthenberg (1882—1927) was an American Marxist politician and a founder and long-time head of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA).
Charles Emil Ruthenberg (1882—1927) was an American Marxist politician and a founder and long-time head of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA).
Charles S. Zimmerman
Charles Sasha Zimmerman (1896–1983) was an American socialist activist and trade union leader, who was an associate of Jay Lovestone.
Charles Sasha Zimmerman (1896–1983) was an American socialist activist and trade union leader, who was an associate of Jay Lovestone.
Charlotte Anita Whitney
Charlotte Anita Whitney, best known as "Anita Whitney," was an American women's rights activist, political activist, suffragist, and early Communist Labor Party and Communist Party USA organizer...
Charlotte Anita Whitney, best known as "Anita Whitney," was an American women's rights activist, political activist, suffragist, and early Communist Labor Party and Communist Party USA organizer...
Clarence Hathaway
Clarence A. "Charlie" Hathaway (1892-1963) was an activist in the Minnesota trade union movement and a prominent leader of the Communist Party of the United States from the 1920s through the ear...
Clarence A. "Charlie" Hathaway (1892-1963) was an activist in the Minnesota trade union movement and a prominent leader of the Communist Party of the United States from the 1920s through the ear...
Claudia Jones
Claudia Cumberbatch Jones (15 February 1915—24 December 1964) was a Trinidadian journalist, who applied her skills to becoming a political activist and black nationalist through Communisum.
Claudia Cumberbatch Jones (15 February 1915—24 December 1964) was a Trinidadian journalist, who applied her skills to becoming a political activist and black nationalist through Communisum.
Clifton DeBerry
Clifton DeBerry (1924-2006) was an American communist and two-time candidate for President of the United States of the Socialist Workers Party.
Clifton DeBerry (1924-2006) was an American communist and two-time candidate for President of the United States of the Socialist Workers Party.
Conlon Nancarrow
Conlon Nancarrow was a United States-born composer who lived and worked in Mexico for most of his life.
Conlon Nancarrow was a United States-born composer who lived and worked in Mexico for most of his life.
Cyril Briggs
Cyril Valentine Briggs (May 28, 1888 – October 18, 1966, Los Angeles, California) was an African Caribbean and African-American writer and communist political activist born in the West Indies.
Cyril Valentine Briggs (May 28, 1888 – October 18, 1966, Los Angeles, California) was an African Caribbean and African-American writer and communist political activist born in the West Indies.
Dennis E. Batt
Dennis E. Batt (1886 - 19xx) was an American political journalist and trade union activist.
Dennis E. Batt (1886 - 19xx) was an American political journalist and trade union activist.
Donald Niven Wheeler
Donald Niven Wheeler was a lifelong social activist, teacher and member of the Communist Party, as well as an accused Soviet spy.
Donald Niven Wheeler was a lifelong social activist, teacher and member of the Communist Party, as well as an accused Soviet spy.
Dorothy Ray Healey
Dorothy Ray Healey (1914-2006) was a long-time activist in the Communist Party USA, from the late 1920s to the 1970s.
Dorothy Ray Healey (1914-2006) was a long-time activist in the Communist Party USA, from the late 1920s to the 1970s.
Edward Dahlberg
Edward Dahlberg (July 22, 1900 – February 27, 1977) was an American novelist, essayist and autobiographer.
Edward Dahlberg (July 22, 1900 – February 27, 1977) was an American novelist, essayist and autobiographer.
Elizabeth Bentley
Elizabeth Terrill Bentley (January 1, 1908 – December 3, 1963) was an American spy for the Soviet Union from 1938 until 1945.
Elizabeth Terrill Bentley (January 1, 1908 – December 3, 1963) was an American spy for the Soviet Union from 1938 until 1945.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was a labor leader, activist, and feminist who played a leading role in the Industrial Workers of the World.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was a labor leader, activist, and feminist who played a leading role in the Industrial Workers of the World.
Ella Reeve Bloor
Ella Reeve "Mother" Bloor (July 8, 1862–August 10, 1951) was an American labor organizer and long-time activist in the socialist and communist movements.
Ella Reeve "Mother" Bloor (July 8, 1862–August 10, 1951) was an American labor organizer and long-time activist in the socialist and communist movements.
Elmer Allison
Elmer T. Allison (1883 – 1982) was an American socialist political activist and newspaper editor.
Elmer T. Allison (1883 – 1982) was an American socialist political activist and newspaper editor.
Emil Freed
Emil Freed (1901-1982) was a political activist and the founder of the Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research, an archive in Los Angeles.
Emil Freed (1901-1982) was a political activist and the founder of the Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research, an archive in Los Angeles.
Eugene Salamin (artist)
Eugene Salamin (26 April 19121 April 2009) was a Polish-American painter.
Eugene Salamin (26 April 19121 April 2009) was a Polish-American painter.
Felix Morrow
Felix Morrow (1906 - 1988) was an American communist political activist and newspaper editor.
Felix Morrow (1906 - 1988) was an American communist political activist and newspaper editor.
Floyd Miller
Floyd Cleveland Miller was a member of the Communist Party USA(CPUSA), who confessed in 1954 to having worked for the Soviet intelligence agencies.
Floyd Cleveland Miller was a member of the Communist Party USA(CPUSA), who confessed in 1954 to having worked for the Soviet intelligence agencies.
Frank Oppenheimer
Frank Friedman Oppenheimer was an American physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project, was a target of McCarthyism, and was later the founder of the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
Frank Friedman Oppenheimer was an American physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project, was a target of McCarthyism, and was later the founder of the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
Fred Blair
Fred Basset Blair (October 4, 1906 – March 21, 2005) was born the son of a coal miner in Berlin, Wisconsin in 1906.
Fred Basset Blair (October 4, 1906 – March 21, 2005) was born the son of a coal miner in Berlin, Wisconsin in 1906.
Fred Ellis
Fred Ellis (1885–1965) was an American political/editorial cartoonist.
Fred Ellis (1885–1965) was an American political/editorial cartoonist.
Fred Ellis (cartoonist)
Fred C. Ellis was an American editorial cartoonist.
Fred C. Ellis was an American editorial cartoonist.
George Oppen
George Oppen (April 24, 1908 - July 7, 1984) was an American poet, best known as one of the members of the Objectivist group of poets.
George Oppen (April 24, 1908 - July 7, 1984) was an American poet, best known as one of the members of the Objectivist group of poets.
George Padmore
George Padmore (1903 – 1959), born "Malcolm Ivan Meredith Nurse" in Trinidad, was a leading Pan-Africanist, journalist, and author who left Trinidad in 1924 to study in the United States a...
George Padmore (1903 – 1959), born "Malcolm Ivan Meredith Nurse" in Trinidad, was a leading Pan-Africanist, journalist, and author who left Trinidad in 1924 to study in the United States a...
Gil Green (politician)
Gil Green was a leading figure in the Communist Party of the United States of America until 1991.
Gil Green was a leading figure in the Communist Party of the United States of America until 1991.
Granville Hicks
Granville Hicks was an American Marxist as well as an anti-Marxist novelist, literary critic, educator, and editor.
Granville Hicks was an American Marxist as well as an anti-Marxist novelist, literary critic, educator, and editor.
H. M. Wicks
Herbert Moore "Harry" Wicks (1889-1957), best known as "Harry M. Wicks," was an American radical journalist and politician who was a founding member of the Communist Party of America.
Herbert Moore "Harry" Wicks (1889-1957), best known as "Harry M. Wicks," was an American radical journalist and politician who was a founding member of the Communist Party of America.
Haakon Chevalier
Haakon Maurice Chevalier (September 10, 1901 — July 4, 1985) was an author, translator, and professor of French literature at the University of California, Berkeley best known for his frie...
Haakon Maurice Chevalier (September 10, 1901 — July 4, 1985) was an author, translator, and professor of French literature at the University of California, Berkeley best known for his frie...
Harold Ware
Harold Maskell "Hal" Ware (August 19, 1889-August 13, 1935) was an American Marxist regarded as one of the Communist Party's top experts on agriculture.
Harold Maskell "Hal" Ware (August 19, 1889-August 13, 1935) was an American Marxist regarded as one of the Communist Party's top experts on agriculture.
Harry Hay
Henry "Harry" Hay, Jr. was a labor advocate, teacher and early leader in the American LGBT rights movement.
Henry "Harry" Hay, Jr. was a labor advocate, teacher and early leader in the American LGBT rights movement.
Harry Haywood
Harry Haywood was a leading figure in both the Communist Party of the United States and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Harry Haywood was a leading figure in both the Communist Party of the United States and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Harry Winitsky
Harry Mordecai Winitsky (1898 - 1939) was an American left wing political activist who was a founding member of the Communist Party of America.
Harry Mordecai Winitsky (1898 - 1939) was an American left wing political activist who was a founding member of the Communist Party of America.
Harvey Matusow
Harvey Matusow (aka Harvey Job Matusow) (October 3, 1926 – January 17, 2002) was a U.S. Communist who protected himself from HUAC by providing evidence against his former left-wing colleagues.
Harvey Matusow (aka Harvey Job Matusow) (October 3, 1926 – January 17, 2002) was a U.S. Communist who protected himself from HUAC by providing evidence against his former left-wing colleagues.
Henry Winston
Henry M. Winston was an African American political leader and Marxist civil rights activist.
Henry M. Winston was an African American political leader and Marxist civil rights activist.
Herbert Aptheker
Herbert Aptheker (July 31, 1915 – March 17, 2003) was an American Marxist historian and political activist.
Herbert Aptheker (July 31, 1915 – March 17, 2003) was an American Marxist historian and political activist.
Herbert Philbrick
Herbert Arthur Philbrick was a Boston area advertising executive who was paid by the FBI to infiltrate the Communist Party USA between 1940 and 1949.
Herbert Arthur Philbrick was a Boston area advertising executive who was paid by the FBI to infiltrate the Communist Party USA between 1940 and 1949.
Hosea Hudson
Hosea Hudson (April 12, 1898 — 1988) was an African American labor leader in the Southern United States.
Hosea Hudson (April 12, 1898 — 1988) was an African American labor leader in the Southern United States.
Howard D. Abramowitz
Howard David Abramowitz (June 18, 1930 - April 9, 1990) was notable for his legal battles, along with co-defendant John Henry Harmon III, contesting an undesirable discharge from the Enlisted Re...
Howard David Abramowitz (June 18, 1930 - April 9, 1990) was notable for his legal battles, along with co-defendant John Henry Harmon III, contesting an undesirable discharge from the Enlisted Re...
Howard Fast
Howard Melvin Fast (November 11, 1914 – March 12, 2003) was an American novelist and television writer.
Howard Melvin Fast (November 11, 1914 – March 12, 2003) was an American novelist and television writer.
Hugo Oehler
Hugo Oehler (1903 - 1983) was an American communist.
Hugo Oehler (1903 - 1983) was an American communist.
Irving Goff
Irving Goff (1900 - 17 May 1989) was a member of the Communist Party USA and the Abraham Lincoln Battalion, a unit that volunteered to fight during the Spanish Civil War for the Popular Front.
Irving Goff (1900 - 17 May 1989) was a member of the Communist Party USA and the Abraham Lincoln Battalion, a unit that volunteered to fight during the Spanish Civil War for the Popular Front.
Irwin Shapiro (writer)
Irwin Shapiro (1911-1981) American writer and translator of more than two score books, mostly for children and about Americana.
Irwin Shapiro (1911-1981) American writer and translator of more than two score books, mostly for children and about Americana.
Irwin Silber
Irwin Silber (October 17, 1925 – September 8, 2010) was an American journalist, editor, publisher, and political activist.
Irwin Silber (October 17, 1925 – September 8, 2010) was an American journalist, editor, publisher, and political activist.
Israel Amter
Israel Amter (1881—1954) was a Marxist politician and founding member of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA).
Israel Amter (1881—1954) was a Marxist politician and founding member of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA).
J. Louis Engdahl
John Louis Engdahl (1884–1932) was an American socialist journalist and newspaper editor.
John Louis Engdahl (1884–1932) was an American socialist journalist and newspaper editor.
J. Peters
J. Peters was the most commonly known pseudonym of a man who last went by the name Alexander Stevens while still living in the U.S.
J. Peters was the most commonly known pseudonym of a man who last went by the name Alexander Stevens while still living in the U.S.
Jack Stachel
Jacob Abraham "Jack" Stachel (19001965) was an American Communist functionary who was a top official in the Communist Party from the middle 1920s until his death in the middle 1960s.
Jacob Abraham "Jack" Stachel (19001965) was an American Communist functionary who was a top official in the Communist Party from the middle 1920s until his death in the middle 1960s.
Jacob Golos
Jacob Golos,, was a Ukrainian-born Bolshevik revolutionary who became a secret police operative on behalf of the USSR in the United States.
Jacob Golos,, was a Ukrainian-born Bolshevik revolutionary who became a secret police operative on behalf of the USSR in the United States.
James S. Allen
James S. Allen was a Marxist Scholar, writer, community organizer, and an editor for the Communist Party, USA.
James S. Allen was a Marxist Scholar, writer, community organizer, and an editor for the Communist Party, USA.
Jay Fox
Jay Fox was a trade unionist, communist, and anarchist who lived in the town of Home, Washington which he inhabited for more than half a century.
Jay Fox was a trade unionist, communist, and anarchist who lived in the town of Home, Washington which he inhabited for more than half a century.
Jim Jones
Reverend James Warren "Jim" Jones was the founder and leader of the Peoples Temple, which is best known for the November 18, 1978 mass suicide of 909 Temple members in Jonestown, Guy...
Reverend James Warren "Jim" Jones was the founder and leader of the Peoples Temple, which is best known for the November 18, 1978 mass suicide of 909 Temple members in Jonestown, Guy...
John Abt
John Jacob Abt (May 1, 1904, Chicago – August 10, 1991, Hudson, New York) was an American lawyer and politician.
John Jacob Abt (May 1, 1904, Chicago – August 10, 1991, Hudson, New York) was an American lawyer and politician.
John Gates
John "Johnny" Gates, born Solomon Regenstreif was a prominent American Communist journalist, best remembered as one of the individuals spearheading a failed attempt at liberalization of th...
John "Johnny" Gates, born Solomon Regenstreif was a prominent American Communist journalist, best remembered as one of the individuals spearheading a failed attempt at liberalization of th...
John Howard Lawson
John Howard Lawson was an American writer.
John Howard Lawson was an American writer.
John J. Ballam
John J. "Johnny" Ballam was an American Marxist political activist and trade union organizer.
John J. "Johnny" Ballam was an American Marxist political activist and trade union organizer.
John Keracher
John Keracher (1880–1958) was a Scottish-born American Marxist politician who founded the Proletarian Party of America in 1920.
John Keracher (1880–1958) was a Scottish-born American Marxist politician who founded the Proletarian Party of America in 1920.
John La Touche (musician)
John Treville Latouche was a musician and writer.
John Treville Latouche was a musician and writer.
John Sanford (author)
John Sanford or John B. Sanford, born Julian Lawrence Shapiro (May 31, 1904 - March 5, 2003), was an American screenwriter and author who wrote 24 books.
John Sanford or John B. Sanford, born Julian Lawrence Shapiro (May 31, 1904 - March 5, 2003), was an American screenwriter and author who wrote 24 books.
John Williamson (Communist)
John Williamson (1903 - 1974) was a Scottish-born radical best remembered as a top leader of the Communist youth movement in the 1920s in the United States.
John Williamson (1903 - 1974) was a Scottish-born radical best remembered as a top leader of the Communist youth movement in the 1920s in the United States.
John Williamson (communist)
John Williamson was a Scottish-born radical best remembered as a top leader of the Communist youth movement in the 1920s in the United States.
John Williamson was a Scottish-born radical best remembered as a top leader of the Communist youth movement in the 1920s in the United States.
Joseph Freeman (writer)
Joseph "Joe" Freeman was an American writer and magazine editor.
Joseph "Joe" Freeman was an American writer and magazine editor.
Joseph Zack Kornfeder
Joseph Zack Kornfeder,, also known as Joseph Zack and to his friends as "Joe," was an Austro-Hungarian-born American who was a founding member and top leader of the Communist Party of Amer...
Joseph Zack Kornfeder,, also known as Joseph Zack and to his friends as "Joe," was an Austro-Hungarian-born American who was a founding member and top leader of the Communist Party of Amer...
Joy Davidman
Joy Davidman was an American poet and writer.
Joy Davidman was an American poet and writer.
Juliet Stuart Poyntz
Juliet Stuart Poyntz was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and a founding member of the Communist Party of the United States.
Juliet Stuart Poyntz was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and a founding member of the Communist Party of the United States.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg and Julius Rosenberg were American communists who were convicted and executed on June 19, 1953 for conspiracy to commit espionage during a time of war.
Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg and Julius Rosenberg were American communists who were convicted and executed on June 19, 1953 for conspiracy to commit espionage during a time of war.
Junius Scales
Junius Scales was an American leader of the Communist Party of the United States of America notable for his arrest and trials under the Smith Act in the 1950s.
Junius Scales was an American leader of the Communist Party of the United States of America notable for his arrest and trials under the Smith Act in the 1950s.
Karl Emil Nygard
Karl Emil Nygard, also known as Emil C. Nygard and under the pen name Ada M. Oredigger (August 25, 1906–April 26, 1984), was an American Communist politician who became the first Com...
Karl Emil Nygard, also known as Emil C. Nygard and under the pen name Ada M. Oredigger (August 25, 1906–April 26, 1984), was an American Communist politician who became the first Com...
Karl Ichiro Akiya
Karl Ichiro Akiya (19092001) was a Japanese-American writer and activist for numerous political and social causes.
Karl Ichiro Akiya (19092001) was a Japanese-American writer and activist for numerous political and social causes.
Karl Yoneda
Karl Gozo Yoneda (米田剛三, 1906 – 1999) was a Japanese American activist, union organizer, World War II veteran and author.
Karl Gozo Yoneda (米田剛三, 1906 – 1999) was a Japanese American activist, union organizer, World War II veteran and author.
Kitty Harris
Kitty Harris was a Soviet secret agent.
Kitty Harris was a Soviet secret agent.
Lajos Bebrits
Lajos Bebrits (1891–1963) was a Hungarian communist newspaper editor and politician.
Lajos Bebrits (1891–1963) was a Hungarian communist newspaper editor and politician.
Lee Pressman
Lee Pressman was a labor attorney and a US government functionary publicly exposed in 1948 for having been a spy for the Soviet foreign intelligence network during the middle 1930s.
Lee Pressman was a labor attorney and a US government functionary publicly exposed in 1948 for having been a spy for the Soviet foreign intelligence network during the middle 1930s.
Lement Harris
Lement Upham Harris (March 1, 1904 - 21 September 2002) was a member of the American Communist Party.
Lement Upham Harris (March 1, 1904 - 21 September 2002) was a member of the American Communist Party.
Leonard Mins
Leonard Emil Mins was an American who worked in the Russian Section of the Research and Analysis Division of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. Mins also worked for Sov...
Leonard Emil Mins was an American who worked in the Russian Section of the Research and Analysis Division of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. Mins also worked for Sov...
Ludwig Lore
Ludwig Lore (18751942) was an American socialist newspaper editor and politician, best remembered for his tenure as editor of the New Yorker Volkszeitung and role as a factional leader in th...
Ludwig Lore (18751942) was an American socialist newspaper editor and politician, best remembered for his tenure as editor of the New Yorker Volkszeitung and role as a factional leader in th...
Lydia Gibson
Lydia Gibson (1891-1964) was an American socialist illustrator who contributed work to The Masses, The Liberator, The Workers' Monthly, The New Masses, and other radical publica...
Lydia Gibson (1891-1964) was an American socialist illustrator who contributed work to The Masses, The Liberator, The Workers' Monthly, The New Masses, and other radical publica...
Manya Reiss
Manya Reiss was an American Marxist-Leninist and a founding member of the Communist Party USA.
Manya Reiss was an American Marxist-Leninist and a founding member of the Communist Party USA.
Marc Blitzstein
Marcus Samuel Blitzstein, better known as Marc Blitzstein, was an American composer.
Marcus Samuel Blitzstein, better known as Marc Blitzstein, was an American composer.
Marc Lawrence
Marc Lawrence (December 17, 1909 – November 28, 2005) was an American character actor who specialized in underworld types.
Marc Lawrence (December 17, 1909 – November 28, 2005) was an American character actor who specialized in underworld types.
Martin Abern
Martin Abern (né Martin Abramowitz) (1898 — 1949) was a Marxist politician who was an important leader of the Communist youth movement of the 1920s as well as a founder of the American Trotskyis...
Martin Abern (né Martin Abramowitz) (1898 — 1949) was a Marxist politician who was an important leader of the Communist youth movement of the 1920s as well as a founder of the American Trotskyis...
Mary Inman
Ida Mary Inman, commonly called by her middle name, was an American political activist and writer.
Ida Mary Inman, commonly called by her middle name, was an American political activist and writer.
Mary Stalcup Markward
Mary R. Stalcup Markward was for seven years a member of the Washington, DC "District Communist Party" as director of the party's membership.
Mary R. Stalcup Markward was for seven years a member of the Washington, DC "District Communist Party" as director of the party's membership.
Matt Cvetic
Matthew "Matt" Cvetic was a Pittsburgh native who was asked by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to join the Communist Party of the United States as an informant in the 1940s.
Matthew "Matt" Cvetic was a Pittsburgh native who was asked by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to join the Communist Party of the United States as an informant in the 1940s.
Maurice Halperin
Maurice Hyman Halperin (March 3, 1906 – February 9, 1995) was an American writer, professor, diplomat, and Soviet spy (NKVD code name "Hare").
Maurice Hyman Halperin (March 3, 1906 – February 9, 1995) was an American writer, professor, diplomat, and Soviet spy (NKVD code name "Hare").
Max Bedacht
Max Bedacht Sr. (1883–1972) was a German-born American revolutionary socialist political activist, journalist, and functionary who helped establish the Communist Party of America.
Max Bedacht Sr. (1883–1972) was a German-born American revolutionary socialist political activist, journalist, and functionary who helped establish the Communist Party of America.
Max Shachtman
Max Shachtman was an American Marxist theorist.
Max Shachtman was an American Marxist theorist.
Maxim Lieber
Maxim Lieber was a prominent American literary agent in New York City during the 1930s and 1940s.
Maxim Lieber was a prominent American literary agent in New York City during the 1930s and 1940s.
Maximilian Cohen
Maximilian "Max" Cohen was an American socialist politician of the early 20th Century.
Maximilian "Max" Cohen was an American socialist politician of the early 20th Century.
Melech Epstein
Melech Epstein was a Jewish American journalist and historian.
Melech Epstein was a Jewish American journalist and historian.
Mike Gold
Michael "Mike" Gold (April 12, 1894 – May 14, 1967) is the pen-name of Jewish American writer Itzok Isaac Granich.
Michael "Mike" Gold (April 12, 1894 – May 14, 1967) is the pen-name of Jewish American writer Itzok Isaac Granich.
Mike Quin
Mike Quin was the pen name of an American writer, born Paul William Ryan.
Mike Quin was the pen name of an American writer, born Paul William Ryan.
Moissaye Joseph Olgin
Moissaye Joseph Olgin (18781939) was a Russian-born writer, journalist, and translator in the early 20th century.
Moissaye Joseph Olgin (18781939) was a Russian-born writer, journalist, and translator in the early 20th century.
Morris Childs
Morris Childs was an American political activist and American Communist Party functionary who became a secret operative on behalf of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the summer of 1952.
Morris Childs was an American political activist and American Communist Party functionary who became a secret operative on behalf of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the summer of 1952.
Morris Schappes
Morris U. Schappes (pronounced SHAP-pess, born Moishe Shapshilevich, 1907-2004) was a Jewish-American educator, writer, radical political activist, historian, and magazine editor.
Morris U. Schappes (pronounced SHAP-pess, born Moishe Shapshilevich, 1907-2004) was a Jewish-American educator, writer, radical political activist, historian, and magazine editor.
Nicholas Dozenberg
Nicholas "Nick" Dozenberg was an American political functionary with the Communist Party USA in the 1920s.
Nicholas "Nick" Dozenberg was an American political functionary with the Communist Party USA in the 1920s.
Oakley C. Johnson
Oakley C. Johnson (1890 - 1976?) was an American socialist political activist and writer.
Oakley C. Johnson (1890 - 1976?) was an American socialist political activist and writer.
Oliver Law
Oliver Law was an African American communist and labor organizer, who fought for the Republic in the Spanish Civil War.
Oliver Law was an African American communist and labor organizer, who fought for the Republic in the Spanish Civil War.
Otto Huiswoud
Otto Eduard Geradus Majelia Huiswoud was a Surinam-born political activist who was a charter member of the Communist Party of America.
Otto Eduard Geradus Majelia Huiswoud was a Surinam-born political activist who was a charter member of the Communist Party of America.
Paul Jarrico
Paul Jarrico (January 12, 1915 – October 28, 1997) was an American screenwriter and film producer who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses during the era of McCarthyism.
Paul Jarrico (January 12, 1915 – October 28, 1997) was an American screenwriter and film producer who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses during the era of McCarthyism.
Peter A. Sturgeon
Peter Assheton Sturgeon (November 22, 1916 – July 22, 2005) was the founder of the American branch of Mensa and the older brother of noted American science fiction writer Theodore Sturgeon.
Peter Assheton Sturgeon (November 22, 1916 – July 22, 2005) was the founder of the American branch of Mensa and the older brother of noted American science fiction writer Theodore Sturgeon.
Philip S. Foner
Philip S. Foner (1910–1994) was an American Marxist labor historian and teacher.
Philip S. Foner (1910–1994) was an American Marxist labor historian and teacher.
Richard B. Moore
Richard Benjamin Moore (1893 - 1978) was an African Caribbean civil rights activist and prominent communist.
Richard Benjamin Moore (1893 - 1978) was an African Caribbean civil rights activist and prominent communist.
Richard Wright (author)
Richard Nathaniel Wright was an African-American author of sometimes controversial novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction.
Richard Nathaniel Wright was an African-American author of sometimes controversial novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction.
Robert G. Thompson
Robert George Thompson (21 June 1915, Grants Pass, Oregon16 October 1965, New York City) was born on June 21, 1915 in Grants Pass, Oregon, Thompson fought on the side of the Spanish Republicans...
Robert George Thompson (21 June 1915, Grants Pass, Oregon16 October 1965, New York City) was born on June 21, 1915 in Grants Pass, Oregon, Thompson fought on the side of the Spanish Republicans...
Robert Minor
Robert Berkeley "Bob" Minor (18841952) was political cartoonist, a radical journalist, and a leading member of the American Communist Party.
Robert Berkeley "Bob" Minor (18841952) was political cartoonist, a radical journalist, and a leading member of the American Communist Party.
Robert Rossen
Robert Rossen (March 16, 1908 – February 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer whose film career spanned almost three decades.
Robert Rossen (March 16, 1908 – February 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer whose film career spanned almost three decades.
Robert W. Dunn
Robert Williams "Bob" Dunn was an American political activist and economic researcher.
Robert Williams "Bob" Dunn was an American political activist and economic researcher.
Rudy Baker
Rudy Baker (born 1898, date of death unknown), a Communist Party USA (CPUSA) official, is today best known for his alleged role as head of the CPUSA's underground secret apparatus.
Rudy Baker (born 1898, date of death unknown), a Communist Party USA (CPUSA) official, is today best known for his alleged role as head of the CPUSA's underground secret apparatus.
Samuel Hammersmark
Samuel Tellefson "Sam" Hammersmark was an American book publisher, trade union organizer, political activist, and Communist Party functionary.
Samuel Tellefson "Sam" Hammersmark was an American book publisher, trade union organizer, political activist, and Communist Party functionary.
Samuel Rodman
Samuel Jacob Rodman (born c. 1898, date of death unknown), an American double-agent during World War II, was employed by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) and s...
Samuel Jacob Rodman (born c. 1898, date of death unknown), an American double-agent during World War II, was employed by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) and s...
Sandy Pollack
Sandy Pollack was an American Communist activist who not only embraced the political turmoil of her time, but played a critical role in shaping it.
Sandy Pollack was an American Communist activist who not only embraced the political turmoil of her time, but played a critical role in shaping it.
Scott Nearing
Scott Nearing was an American radical economist, educator, writer, political activist, and advocate of simple living.
Scott Nearing was an American radical economist, educator, writer, political activist, and advocate of simple living.
Steve Nelson (activist)
Stjepan Mesaros, best known as Steve Nelson was a Croatian-born American political activist.
Stjepan Mesaros, best known as Steve Nelson was a Croatian-born American political activist.
Sylvia Callen
Sylvia Callen Franklin, also known as Sylvia Lorraine Callen, and Sylvia Caldwell, was a young Chicago communist, recruited by Louis Budenz into the Communist Party USA's secret ap...
Sylvia Callen Franklin, also known as Sylvia Lorraine Callen, and Sylvia Caldwell, was a young Chicago communist, recruited by Louis Budenz into the Communist Party USA's secret ap...
Theodore Bayer
Theodore Bayer was president of the Russky Golos, or Russian Voice Publishing Company, which published an anti-capitalist Russian-language newspaper during the Great Depression and Worl...
Theodore Bayer was president of the Russky Golos, or Russian Voice Publishing Company, which published an anti-capitalist Russian-language newspaper during the Great Depression and Worl...
Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school.
Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school.
Thomas McGrath (poet)
Thomas Matthew McGrath, (born November 20, 1916 near Sheldon, North Dakota - September 20, 1990, Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a celebrated American poet.
Thomas Matthew McGrath, (born November 20, 1916 near Sheldon, North Dakota - September 20, 1990, Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a celebrated American poet.
Tillie Olsen
Tillie Lerner Olsen (January 14, 1912 – January 1, 2007) was an American writer associated with the political turmoil of the 1930s and the first generation of American feminists.
Tillie Lerner Olsen (January 14, 1912 – January 1, 2007) was an American writer associated with the political turmoil of the 1930s and the first generation of American feminists.
Tom Kerry
Thomas Kerry (June 27, 1901 – January 8, 1983) was an American Communist and a life long member of the Socialist Workers Party.
Thomas Kerry (June 27, 1901 – January 8, 1983) was an American Communist and a life long member of the Socialist Workers Party.
V. J. Jerome
Victor Jeremy Jerome was a Polish-American communist writer and editor.
Victor Jeremy Jerome was a Polish-American communist writer and editor.
Vern Smith (journalist)
Vern Ralph Smith was an American left wing journalist who served in an editorial capacity for several publications of the Industrial Workers of the World and the Communist Party USA.
Vern Ralph Smith was an American left wing journalist who served in an editorial capacity for several publications of the Industrial Workers of the World and the Communist Party USA.
Victor Perlo
Victor Perlo (1912–1999) was a Marxist economist, government functionary, and a longtime member of the governing National Committee of the Communist Party USA. From 1935 through the middle 1940s...
Victor Perlo (1912–1999) was a Marxist economist, government functionary, and a longtime member of the governing National Committee of the Communist Party USA. From 1935 through the middle 1940s...
W. E. B. Du Bois
William Edward Burghardt "W. E. B." Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author and editor.
William Edward Burghardt "W. E. B." Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author and editor.
Walter Bernstein
Walter Bernstein (August 20, 1919) is an American screenwriter and film producer who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios in the 1950s.
Walter Bernstein (August 20, 1919) is an American screenwriter and film producer who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios in the 1950s.
Walter Lowenfels
Walter Lowenfels (May 10, 1897 – July 7, 1976) was an American poet, journalist, and member of the Communist Party USA. He also edited the communist newspaper the Daily Worker.
Walter Lowenfels (May 10, 1897 – July 7, 1976) was an American poet, journalist, and member of the Communist Party USA. He also edited the communist newspaper the Daily Worker.
Whittaker Chambers
Whittaker Chambers was born Jay Vivian Chambers and also known as David Whittaker Chambers (April 1, 1901 – July 9, 1961), was an American writer and editor.
Whittaker Chambers was born Jay Vivian Chambers and also known as David Whittaker Chambers (April 1, 1901 – July 9, 1961), was an American writer and editor.
Will Geer
Will Geer was an American actor and social activist.
Will Geer was an American actor and social activist.
William F. Dunne
William Francis "Bill" Dunne (18871953) was an American Marxist political activist and trade unionist.
William Francis "Bill" Dunne (18871953) was an American Marxist political activist and trade unionist.
William F. Kruse
William F. "Bill" Kruse was an important head of the Young People's Socialist League in the 1910s.
William F. "Bill" Kruse was an important head of the Young People's Socialist League in the 1910s.
Williana Burroughs
Williana "Liane" Jones Burroughs (1882 - 1945) was an American teacher, communist political activist, and politician.
Williana "Liane" Jones Burroughs (1882 - 1945) was an American teacher, communist political activist, and politician.
Winifred Milius Lubell
Winifred Milius Lubell was an American illustrator artist and writer.
Winifred Milius Lubell was an American illustrator artist and writer.
Winston Burdett
Winston Burdett (December 12, 1913--May 19, 1993) was an American broadcast journalist and correspondent for the CBS Radio Network during World War II and later for CBS television news.
Winston Burdett (December 12, 1913--May 19, 1993) was an American broadcast journalist and correspondent for the CBS Radio Network during World War II and later for CBS television news.
Wyndham Mortimer
Wyndham Mortimer (1864-1966) was an American trade union organizer and functionary active in the United Auto Workers union (UAW).
Wyndham Mortimer (1864-1966) was an American trade union organizer and functionary active in the United Auto Workers union (UAW).