Communists have a rich history of fighters for the working class. This page is dedicated to some of the "tallest trees in the forest" from the United States who were either party members, or ardent supporters of the Communist Party, USA.

Noteworthy Members of the Communist Party, USA

(Peter Cacchione, elected official;, Ben Davis, elected official; and W.E.B DuBois, scholar & author)

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(Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, union leader; William Z. Foster, union leader; and Gus Hall, union leader)

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(Woodie Guthrie, singer & songwriter; John Randolph, actor; and Paul Robeson, athelete, actor, singer & scholar)

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Ann Burlak--union leader, Juan Chacon--union leader, Will Geer--actor, Ben Gold--union leader, Mike Gold--author & union leader, "Big Bill" Haywood--union leader, Hosea Hudson --union leader, Frank Lumpkin --union leader, George Meyers--union leader, William L. Patterson--civil rights lawyer, Victor Perlo--economist, Irving Potash--union leader, Louis Weinstock--union leader, Henry Winston--scholar, candidate for vice president and Rose Wortis--union leader.

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Famous Supporters of the CPUSA

(Harry Bridges, union leader; Helen Keller, symbol of courage; John Reed, journalist; and Michael Parenti, author)

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Finally, some words from the one of the most intelligent men of the 20th Century, Albert Einstein , on his support of Socialism.


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