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James W. “Jim” Ford (December 22, 1893 – June 21, 1957 [citation needed]) was an activist, a politician, and the vice-presidential candidate for the Communist Party USA in the years 1932, 1936, and 1940.Ford was born in Alabama and later worked as a party organizer for the CPUSA in New York City.He was also the first African American to run on a U.S. presidential ticket (1932) in the ...
James W. Ford was one of the key global players in the history of interwar communism. His transnational activities and position within the Comintern and the Red International of Labour Unions were exceptional as a Black agitator.
Abstract. James W. Ford (1893-1957) was a prominent African American Communist of Jamaican origin and the vice-presidential candidate of the Communist Party in 1932, 1936, and 1940. He was a delegate to the Profintern Congress in Moscow in 1928, organized the first International Conference of Negro Workers in Hamburg, Germany in 1930, and ...
20 de dic. de 2019 · Ford told his audience in November 1940, “Comrades, that’s something.” But there was still much work to be done. While Ford had seen the early rumblings of the fight to expand political rights in the 1940 elections, communists needed to fan the flames and launch a “broad struggle for democracy.”
16 de feb. de 2010 · James W. Ford, who ran for vice president on the Communist Party ticket in 1932, ’36 and ’40, was the first African American to run for a presidential ticket in U.S. history. Ford served in...
19 de dic. de 2017 · Por Emilio García Bonilla. James W. Ford nació en la ciudad de Pratt, Alabama, Estados Unidos de América, el 22 de diciembre de 1893 y murió en 1957. Fue un político y activista, luchador por los derechos civiles de los afroamericanos, siendo el primero de ese sector social en presentarse en una boleta presidencial, ya que fue ...
Abstract. James W. Ford (1893-1957) was a prominent African American Communist of Jamaican origin and the vice-presidential candidate of the Communist Party in 1932, 1936, and 1940. He was a delegate to the Profintern Congress in Moscow in 1928, organized the first International Conference of Negro Workers in Hamburg, Germany in 1930, and ...
