Workers Party of the United States
GPTKB entity
Statements (81)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:political_party
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Fourth_International
|
| gptkbp:campaigns |
gptkb:socialism
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
gptkb:1949
gptkb:Internal_conflicts 1936 |
| gptkbp:election |
gptkb:1948_United_States_presidential_election
gptkb:1940_United_States_presidential_election gptkb:1944_United_States_presidential_election 1934 midterm elections 1936 presidential election |
| gptkbp:founded |
gptkb:1940
1933 |
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:New_York_City
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Workers Party of the United States
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| gptkbp:key_event |
advocacy for civil rights
advocacy for women's rights advocacy for workers' rights advocacy for education reform advocacy for housing rights support for LGBTQ+ rights support for environmental justice advocacy for economic equality support for immigrant rights support for universal healthcare formation of a youth wing advocacy for peace initiatives involvement in labor unions advocacy for anti-imperialism support for anti-austerity measures formation of local chapters support for social justice movements formation in 1940 participation in international socialist conferences support for anti-racism initiatives participation in anti-globalization protests support for labor strikes involvement in community organizing support for anti-fascism advocacy for public ownership of industry involvement in the civil rights movement participation in anti-war protests support for the rights of minorities advocacy for labor rights reforms expulsion of members in 1941 formation of a labor committee formation of a national committee formation of a national youth organization formation of a veterans' committee formation of a women's committee formation of alliances with other leftist groups formation of youth section in 1941 internal factional struggles involvement in civil disobedience actions involvement in grassroots activism involvement in the anti-capitalist movement merger with Socialist Workers Party in 1949 opposition to World War II participation in local elections. participation in the 1944 labor strikes participation in the 1948 elections publication of ' The Workers Party' pamphlet support for socialist candidates participation in the 1948 Progressive Party campaign |
| gptkbp:membership |
approximately 1,000 in 1940
|
| gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:Albert_Glotzer
gptkb:Max_Shachtman gptkb:James_P._Cannon gptkb:George_Novack |
| gptkbp:political_ideology |
gptkb:socialism
Trotskyism |
| gptkbp:political_position |
Left-wing
left-wing |
| gptkbp:predecessor |
Workers Party of America
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| gptkbp:publication |
gptkb:The_Militant
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Socialist_Workers_Party
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Workers_International_League
gptkb:Max_Shachtman gptkb:James_P._Cannon |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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