Californias Communists

Published: June 17, 2024, noon

What did the Communist Party accomplish in California, or try to? SFSU emeritus professor Robert W. Cherny considers the party\u2019s agendas and activities in relation to longshore workers, labor unions, political figures, and others. He also examines the stances the party took toward the Roosevelt administration, the New Deal, the Comintern, and U.S. involvement in World War II.\nRobert W. Cherny, San Francisco Reds: Communists in the Bay Area, 1919-1958 University of Illinois Press, 2024\nThe post California\u2019s Communists appeared first on KPFA.