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{{Infobox politician|name=William Z. Foster|birth_name=William Edward Foster|birth_date=February 25, 1881|birth_place=Taunton, Massachusetts, [[United States of America|United States]]|death_date=September 1, 1961|death_place=Moscow, [[Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]] |political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Centrism]] <small>(later)</small>|political_party=[[Communist Party USA|CPUSA]]|image=File:Foster-william-z-2.jpg}}
{{Infobox politician|name=William Z. Foster|birth_name=William Edward Foster|birth_date=February 25, 1881|birth_place=Taunton, Massachusetts, [[United States of America|United States]]|death_date=September 1, 1961|death_place=Moscow, [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]] |political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Centrism]] <small>(later)</small>|political_party=[[Communist Party USA|CPUSA]]|image=File:Foster-william-z-2.jpg}}
'''William Z. Foster''' (February 25, 1881–September 1, 1961) was an [[United States of America|American]] [[Communism|communist]] labor organizer and revolutionary. From 1945 to 1957, he served as General Secretary of the [[Communist Party USA|Communist Party of the United States]], succeeding [[Earl Browder]]. Despite his early revolutionary positions, William Z. Foster would later adopt [[Centrism|centrist]] and [[Opportunism|opportunist]] positions in support of [[Soviet revisionism]].<ref>[https://www.marxists.org/archive/foster/1961/foster-obit.pdf "William Z. Foster Is Dead at 80; Ex.Head of Communists in U.S."] (September 2, 1961). ''Associated Press''. Retrieved March 26, 2025.</ref>
'''William Z. Foster''' (February 25, 1881–September 1, 1961) was an [[United States of America|American]] [[Communism|communist]] labor organizer and revolutionary. From 1945 to 1957, he served as General Secretary of the [[Communist Party USA|Communist Party of the United States]], succeeding [[Earl Browder]]. Despite his early revolutionary positions, William Z. Foster would later adopt [[Centrism|centrist]] and [[Opportunism|opportunist]] positions in support of [[Soviet revisionism]].<ref>[https://www.marxists.org/archive/foster/1961/foster-obit.pdf "William Z. Foster Is Dead at 80; Ex.Head of Communists in U.S."] (September 2, 1961). ''Associated Press''. Retrieved March 26, 2025.</ref>
==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 18:39, 26 March 2025

William Z. Foster
Born
William Edward Foster

February 25, 1881
Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
Died September 1, 1961
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Ideology Marxism–Leninism
Centrism (later)
Political party CPUSA

William Z. Foster (February 25, 1881–September 1, 1961) was an American communist labor organizer and revolutionary. From 1945 to 1957, he served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the United States, succeeding Earl Browder. Despite his early revolutionary positions, William Z. Foster would later adopt centrist and opportunist positions in support of Soviet revisionism.[1]

See also

Bibliography

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References

  1. "William Z. Foster Is Dead at 80; Ex.Head of Communists in U.S." (September 2, 1961). Associated Press. Retrieved March 26, 2025.