Communist Labor Party of America
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The Communist Labor Party of America was a short-lived early 20th-century American communist political party that emerged from radical labor and socialist movements and later helped form the Communist Party USA.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Communist Labor Party of America canonical | 4 |
| United Communist Party of America | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9798584 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Communist Labor Party of America Context triple: [John Reed, memberOf, Communist Labor Party of America]
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A.
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist-Leninist political organization in the United States that has historically advocated for workers’ rights, socialism, and alignment with the international communist movement.
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B.
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
The Socialist Workers Party (United States) is a far-left Trotskyist political party known for its advocacy of revolutionary socialism, workers’ rights, and internationalism.
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C.
National Labor Party
The National Labor Party was a short-lived Australian political party formed by pro-conscription Labor defectors during World War I, which helped pave the way for the creation of the Nationalist Party of Australia.
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D.
Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
The Revolutionary Communist Party, USA is a far-left American political organization that advocates for a Maoist-inspired communist revolution and the overthrow of the existing capitalist system.
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E.
Communist Party (Opposition) in the United States
The Communist Party (Opposition) in the United States was a dissident communist organization that broke with the main Communist Party over ideological and strategic differences, aligning with the international Right Opposition in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Communist Labor Party of America Target entity description: The Communist Labor Party of America was a short-lived early 20th-century American communist political party that emerged from radical labor and socialist movements and later helped form the Communist Party USA.
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A.
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist-Leninist political organization in the United States that has historically advocated for workers’ rights, socialism, and alignment with the international communist movement.
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B.
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
The Socialist Workers Party (United States) is a far-left Trotskyist political party known for its advocacy of revolutionary socialism, workers’ rights, and internationalism.
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C.
National Labor Party
The National Labor Party was a short-lived Australian political party formed by pro-conscription Labor defectors during World War I, which helped pave the way for the creation of the Nationalist Party of Australia.
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D.
Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
The Revolutionary Communist Party, USA is a far-left American political organization that advocates for a Maoist-inspired communist revolution and the overthrow of the existing capitalist system.
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E.
Communist Party (Opposition) in the United States
The Communist Party (Opposition) in the United States was a dissident communist organization that broke with the main Communist Party over ideological and strategic differences, aligning with the international Right Opposition in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party ⓘ |
| activity |
advocating revolutionary overthrow of capitalism
ⓘ
organizing industrial workers ⓘ publishing party newspapers and propaganda ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dissolved | 1920 ⓘ |
| founded | 1919 ⓘ |
| foundedAt | Chicago ⓘ |
| foundedIn | Illinois ⓘ |
| goal |
dictatorship of the proletariat
ⓘ
establishment of a workers' government in the United States ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
First Red Scare in the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
First Red Scare
|
| ideology |
Marxism
ⓘ
communism ⓘ revolutionary socialism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Bolshevik Revolution
ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Revolution
Russian Revolution of 1917 ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Revolution
|
| keyFigure |
Alfred Wagenknecht
ⓘ
Benjamin Gitlow ⓘ Charles Dirba ⓘ John Reed ⓘ Max Bedacht ⓘ |
| languageOfPublications |
English
ⓘ
Yiddish ⓘ other immigrant languages in the United States ⓘ |
| legalStatus | illegal or semi-underground organization ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Communist Party USA
ⓘ
Communist Party of America ⓘ
linked to:
Communist Party USA
|
| notableFor |
being one of the first communist parties in the United States
ⓘ
contributing to the formation of the Communist Party USA ⓘ |
| opposed |
capitalism in the United States
ⓘ
reformist socialism ⓘ |
| originatedFrom |
Socialist Party of America
ⓘ
left wing of the Socialist Party of America ⓘ radical labor movement in the United States ⓘ |
| participatedIn | formation of Communist International–aligned movement in the United States ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | far-left ⓘ |
| region |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| relatedTo |
Communist Party USA
ⓘ
Communist Party of America ⓘ
linked to:
Communist Party USA
Industrial Workers of the World ⓘ Socialist Party of America ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Communist Labor Party of America Description of subject: The Communist Labor Party of America was a short-lived early 20th-century American communist political party that emerged from radical labor and socialist movements and later helped form the Communist Party USA.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Communist Labor Party of America