People of the Revolution and the USSR
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Sen Katayama 片山潜
Japanese communist founder who shook Plekhanov's hand and shaped Comintern East Asia strategy
Political and party leadership · Comintern
1859–1933
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William Z. Zebulon Foster William Zebulon Foster
From leading the Great Steel Strike of 1919 to longest-serving leader of American communism
Political and party leadership · Communist Party USA (CPUSA)
1881–1961
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John Reed John Reed
From eyewitness of the Bolshevik Revolution to founder of the Communist Labor Party of America: an American buried at the Kremlin Wall
Literature and arts · Independent activity
1887–1920
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Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Elizabeth Flynn
"East Side Joan of Arc": from the IWW's Rebel Girl to first woman chair of the CPUSA
Social movements and organizing · Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
1890–1964
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Earl Russell Browder Earl Russell Browder
The CPUSA leader who declared Communism was 20th-century Americanism, and then dissolved his own party
Political and party leadership · Communist Party USA (CPUSA)
1891–1973
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Harry Haywood Harry Haywood
Architect of the Comintern Black Belt thesis: Southern Blacks are an oppressed nation with the right to self-determination
Political and party leadership · Communist Party USA (CPUSA)
1898–1985
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Gus Hall Gus Hall
Finnish-American labor militant and CPUSA General Secretary for 41 years, Moscow loyalist, four-time presidential candidate
Political and party leadership · Communist Party USA (CPUSA)
1910–2000