Communist Cadre: The Social Background of the American Communist Party Elite |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Immigrant Leadership in the CPUSA | 19 |
Jewish Leadership in the CPUSA | 37 |
Black Leadership in the CPUSA | 53 |
Female Leadership in the CPUSA | 70 |
Leaving the CPUSA | 83 |
A Profile of the Party Leadership | 101 |
Conclusion | 115 |
Notes | 121 |
| 131 | |
| 137 | |
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Page 137 - US Congress, House, Un-American Activities Committee. Investigation of Communist Activities in the State of Michigan. 83rd Cong., 2nd sess., 1954.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Communist Cadre: The Social Background of the American Communist Party Elite Volume 198 of Hoover Institution publication, ISSN 0073-3296 |
| Author | Harvey A. Klehr |
| Publisher | Hoover Press, 1978 |
| ISBN | 0817969837, 9780817969837 |
| Length | 141 pages |
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