Communist Labor Party of America | |
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Founded | Late 1919 |
Dissolved | May 1921 |
Preceded by | Socialist Party of America |
Merged into | United Communist Party of America |
Ideology | Communism |
Political position | Far-left |
International affiliation | Communist International |
Colors | Red |
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The Communist Labor Party of America (CLPA) was one of the organizational predecessors of the Communist Party USA.
The group was established at the end of August 1919 following a three-way split of the Socialist Party of America. Although a legal political party at the time of its formation, with a form of organization closely resembling that of the Socialist Party whence it sprung, the group was quickly forced underground by the Palmer Raids of January 1920 and thereafter conducted its activities in secret.
The group merged with a dissident faction of the Communist Party of America in May 1921 to form the United Communist Party of America.