Communist Youth of the USA

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Youth organization
gptkbp:activities Cultural events
Community organizing
Political education
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Communist_Party_USA
gptkb:World_Federation_of_Democratic_Youth
gptkb:Young_Communist_League
gptkb:International_Union_of_Students
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:International_Communist_Youth_Movement
gptkbp:criticism Accusations of extremism
Decline in membership
Association_with_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:dissolved 1936
gptkbp:events gptkb:Youth_Congress
Conventions
Summer camps
gptkbp:founded 1921
gptkbp:goal Socialist revolution
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Communist Youth of the USA
gptkbp:ideology Marxism-Leninism
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Labor_movement
Anti-war movement
Civil rights movement
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy Influence on leftist politics
Historical significance in the 20th century
Formation of youth leftist groups
gptkbp:membership Young_communists
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:James_Cannon
gptkb:Elizabeth_Gurley_Flynn
gptkb:William_Z._Foster
gptkbp:notableEvent Anti-war protests
Civil rights demonstrations
1935 Youth Congress
1936 Convention
Anti-fascist rallies
Participation in labor strikes
gptkbp:publications The_Young_Worker
gptkbp:purpose Promote communism among youth
gptkbp:region gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Young_Communist_League_USA
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Hammer_and_sickle
Red flag
gptkbp:tactics Education and outreach
Grassroots organizing
Political activism