National Negro Congress

National Negro Congress

The National Negro Congress is an organization which was put into place by the Communist Party of the United States of America in 1935 at Howard University. It was a popular front organization created with the goal of fighting for Black liberation and was the successor to the League of Struggle for Negro Rights. The National Negro Congress was opposed to war, fascism, and discrimination, especially racial discrimination.

The National Negro Congress consisted mainly of Blacks, but not exclusively. The people who made up the National Negro Congress came from many various and different ranks in society.

In 1936, the first national meeting of the Congress was held in Chicago. Some common things which the members in the congress stood in favor of were full rights for all black people and bringing the black laborers together in unions such as the Congress of Industrial Organizations.

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Endorsed candidates
Presidential
1924: Foster | 1928: Foster | 1932: Foster | 1936: Browder | 1940: Browder | 1948: None | 1952: None | 1968: Mitchell | 1972: Hall | 1976: Hall | 1980: Hall | 1984: Hall
Vice Presidential
1924: Gitlow | 1928: Gitlow | 1932: Ford | 1936: Ford | 1940: Ford | 1948: None | 1952: None | 1968: Zagarell | 1972: Tyner | 1976: Tyner | 1980: Davis | 1984: Davis
Leaders
Charles Ruthenberg, Executive Secretary of old CPA (1919–1920); Executive Secretary of WPA/W(C)P (May 1922-1927) · Alfred Wagenknecht, Executive Secretary of CLP (1919–1920); of UCP (1920–1921) · Charles Dirba, Executive Secretary of old CPA (1920–1921); of unified CPA (May 30, 1921-July 27, 1921) · Louis Shapiro, Executive Secretary of old CPA (briefly, late 1920) · L.E. Katterfeld, Executive Secretary of unified CPA (July 27-1921-October 15, 1921) · William Weinstone, Executive Secretary of unified CPA (October 15, 1921-February 22, 1922) · Jay Lovestone Executive Secretary of unified CPA (February 22, 1922-August 22, 1922); of W(C)P/CPUSA (1927–1929) · James P. Cannon, National Chairman of WPA (Dec. 1921-1922) · Caleb Harrison, Executive Secretary of WPA (Dec. 1921-May 1922) · Abram Jakira, Executive Secretary of unified CPA (Aug. 22, 1922-dissolution of underground party in 1923) · William Z. Foster, Party Chairman (1929–1934) · Earl Browder, Party Chairman (1934–1945) · Eugene Dennis, General Secretary (1945–1959) and William Z. Foster, Party Chairman (1945–1957) · Gus Hall, General Secretary (1959–2000) · Sam Webb, Chairman (2000-present)
Related articles
Communist Labor Party · English-language press of the Communist Party USA (Non-English press) · International Publishers · Language federation · National conventions · The Communist Party USA and African-Americans,

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