Workingmen's Party of the United States
1876–1877 political party in the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about 1876 socialist party in the eastern United States. For the 1877 racist party in California, see Workingmen's Party of California. For other uses, see Workingmen's Party (disambiguation).
The Workingmen's Party of the United States (WPUS), established in 1876, was one of the first Marxist-influenced political parties in the United States. It is remembered as the forerunner of the Socialist Labor Party of America.
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Workingmen's Party of the United States | |
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Founded | July 15, 1876; 147 years ago (1876-07-15) |
Dissolved | December 26, 1877; 146 years ago (1877-12-26) |
Merger of | International Workingmen's Association in America Workingmen's Party of Illinois Social-Democratic Workingmen's Party of North America Social Political Workingmen's Society of Cincinnati |
Succeeded by | Socialist Labor Party of America |
Headquarters | New York City |
Ideology | Lassallism (majority) Marxism (minority) |
Political position | Left-wing |
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