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Alfred Wagenknecht

Alfred Wagenknecht

1881–1956

Nationality
United States
Occupation
journalist

Alfred Wagenknecht (August 15, 1881 – August 26, 1956) was an American Marxist activist and political functionary.

Incarceration history

Facilities

  1. Ohio Penitentiary
    Dates unknown

Biography

Alfred Wagenknecht (August 15, 1881 – August 26, 1956) was an American Marxist activist and political functionary. He is best remembered for having played a critical role in the establishment of the Communist Party USA in 1919 as a leader of the Left Wing Section of the Socialist Party. Wagenknecht served as executive secretary of the Communist Labor Party of America and the United Communist Party of America in 1919 and 1920, respectively.

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