William Z. Foster
Politician
1881 – 1961
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Who was William Z. Foster?
William Z. "Bill" Foster was a radical American labor organizer and Marxist politician, whose career included a lengthy stint as General Secretary of the Communist Party USA. He passed through the Socialist Party of America and the Industrial Workers of the World, as well as leading the drive to organize the packinghouse industry during World War I and the steel strike of 1919.
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- Born
- Feb 25, 1881
Taunton - Also known as
- William Foster
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Employment
- Communist Party USA
- Lived in
- Taunton
- Died
- Sep 1, 1961
Moscow
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on July 23, 2013
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