Harry Haywood

Harry Haywood ( born February 6, 1898 in South Omaha, Nebraska; † January 1985) was a member of the CPUSA ( CPUSA ) and Marxist thinkers in regard to the situation of African Americans. He was also the founder of the New Communist Movement.

Life and work

1915 the family moved to Chicago Haywood. Especially through the race riots in Chicago in 1919, he politicized themselves. Influenced by his brother Otto, who was since 1921 a member of the CPUSA, he joined in 1922 the African Blood Brotherhood to. After he was in 1925 also became a member of the CPUSA, he attended the Communist University for Workers of the East. Later he studied at the International Lenin School and remained until 1930 Delegate of the Communist International.

Haywood wrote a draft document entitled " Comintern Resolutions on the Negro Question ," in which he looked at the blacks in the southern U.S. as oppressed people with the right to national self-determination.

From 1927 to 1938 Haywood member of the Central Committee of the CPUSA and 1931-1938 of the Politburo. There he moved into internal fighting on the side of William Z. Foster position against Jay Lovestone and Earl Browder.

He was Secretary General of the League of Struggle for Negro Rights.

After the de-Stalinization, which took place in the CPUSA, he was expelled as a " Stalinist " and " Maoist " from the party.

According to his view, led white chauvinism Stalinization in the party, and no economic analysis, which prevented the CPUSA in the civil rights movement 1955-1968 played a decisive role.

• Politicians ( 20th century)
• Cadet at the International Lenin School
• Member of the Communist Party (United States)
• Americans
• Born in 1898
• Died in 1985
• Man