Henry Winston
Politician
1911 – 1986
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Who was Henry Winston?
Henry M. Winston was an African-American political leader and Marxist civil rights activist.
Winston, committed to equal rights and communism, was an advocate of civil rights for African Americans decades before the idea of racial equality emerged as a mainstream current of American political thought.
An early member of the American Communist Party, Winston was elected to the party's National Board in 1936, serving as Chairman of the CPUSA from 1966 to 1986.
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- Born
- Apr 2, 1911
Mississippi - Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Dec 13, 1986
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on July 23, 2013
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