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The Socialist Party of America Papers includes correspondence, position papers, memoranda, financial records, pamphlets and broadsides, and leaflets. The records reflect the party's internal disputes, including the 1919 split, which resulted in the formation of the American Communist Party.
Additional Information:
An important segment of the material focuses on the 1950s and 1960s, when the party's momentum was aided by social unrest and the concomitant increase in civil rights activities. These were also the years when the Socialist Party of America finally received widespread attention from intellectuals and influential government leaders in President Johnson's War on Poverty. The files from 1963 to 1976 document the Socialist Party’s new alignment with the Democratic Party as it worked to forge a labor-liberal coalition. Documents the changes that occurred within the party during the 1960s and early 1970s: the formation of the Social Democrats, U.S.A., of the "Debs Caucus," and the Socialist Party, U.S.A.
Coverage: 1897-1976
Vendor: ProQuest
Producer: Varies
Interlibrary Loan Type: Secure Electronic Transmission Permitted
Simultaneous User Limit: Unlimited simultaneous users