Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:learned_society
gptkb:organization |
| gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
gptkb:Communist_Party_USA
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1943
political pressure during World War II |
| gptkbp:event |
American Writers' Congress
|
| gptkbp:foundedIn |
1935
|
| gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
gptkb:New_York_City
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
League of American Writers
|
| gptkbp:ideology |
left-wing
anti-fascist pro-Soviet |
| gptkbp:notableMember |
gptkb:Malcolm_Cowley
gptkb:Archibald_MacLeish gptkb:Dorothy_Parker gptkb:Langston_Hughes gptkb:Richard_Wright gptkb:Dashiell_Hammett gptkb:Howard_Fast gptkb:Lillian_Hellman gptkb:Carl_Van_Doren gptkb:Granville_Hicks gptkb:Meridel_Le_Sueur |
| gptkbp:notablePublication |
Writers' Bulletin
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
oppose fascism
promote progressive literature support labor rights support Soviet Union |
| gptkbp:successor |
Council for American Writers
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:John_Reed_Clubs
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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