Political Party-Communist Party
Oliver Law (1900-1937)
Oliver Law was the first African American in history to lead an integrated American military army. Born in west Texas...
Ralph Ellison (1913-1994)
Born on March 1, 1913 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Ralph Waldo Ellison entered the world with a name that almost...
League of Struggle for Negro Rights (1930-1936)
The League of Struggle for Negro Rights (LSNR) was the primary civil rights organization of the American Communist Party (CP)...
Harry Haywood (1898-1985)
A radical theoretician, anti-colonialist, labor organizer, and civil rights activist, Harry Haywood was one of the most prominent and influential...
George Padmore (1901-1959)
A journalist, radical activist, and theoretician, George Padmore did more than perhaps any other single individual to shape the theory...
Hutchen R. Hutchins (1903-1990)
Hutchen R. Hutchins, born on June 30, 1903, was part of a small but active cadre of African American Communists operating...
Cyril Briggs (1888-1966)
Cyril Briggs was a pioneering civil rights activist, journalist, black nationalist, and member of the American Communist Party. Born in...
Ramón Durem (1915-1963)
Spanish Civil War veteran and militant poet Ramón Durem was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1915 of mixed heritage. Leaving...
Benjamin Davis, Jr. (1903-1964)
A major figure in Harlem community politics and the Communist Party during the 1930s and 1940s, Benjamin Davis, Jr. was...
