This study discusses the legacy of the Communist Party USA in the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) from the 1930s through the 1950s. Attachments left-out-reds-and-americas-industrial-unions.pdf (1.63 MB) United States 1940s 1930s CIO Communist Party (USA) Judith Stepan-Norris Maurice Zeitlin PDF Comments
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