TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davenport,Christian
TI  - How social movements die : : repression and demobilization of the Republic of New Africa 
T2  - Cambridge studies in contentious politics
SN  - 9781107613874
U1  - 323.11960730904 22
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Political activity
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - BUEsh
KW  - Black militant organizations
KW  - United States
KW  - BUSBOL
KW  - November2016
N1  - Index : p. 335-346
; Bibliography : p. 321-334

N2  - "Met any American communists lately? Between 1919 and the late 1950s, the Communist Party of the United States of America (CP-USA) engaged in a wide variety of challenges directed against the U.S. government and its economic system. Because of this, many aspects of the organization became well known to the American public. Indeed, in their day, the names of the organizational leadership (i.e., William Foster, Earl Browder and Eugene Dennis) were as popular as any at the time. Bent on dramatically transforming US political-economic relations, the Party attempted to raise awareness regarding the evils of the American political-economic system and engage in numerous struggles against it. The activities put forth toward these ends were as numerous as they were varied, from editorials to unionization to political campaigns to mass protests"
ER  -