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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 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}} | {{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><br>[[Khrushchevism]] <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> | ||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
Latest revision as of 03:28, 6 October 2025
William Z. Foster | |
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| 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) Khrushchevism (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]
Further reading
See also
Bibliography
The following are works by William Z. Foster available on the Revolupedia library.
References
- ↑ "William Z. Foster Is Dead at 80; Ex.Head of Communists in U.S." (September 2, 1961). Associated Press. Retrieved March 26, 2025.