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James Patrick Cannon (February 11, 1890 – August 21, 1974) was an American Trotskyist and a leader of the Socialist Workers Party . Born on February 11, 1890, in Rosedale, Kansas, the son of Irish immigrants with strong socialist convictions, he joined the Socialist Party of America (SPA) in 1908 and the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW ...
Mar 26, 2024 · A collection of writings and speeches by James P. Cannon, a leader of the American Trotskyist movement. Browse his works by year, from 1912 to 1967, on topics such as labor, politics, and the Soviet Union.
Dec 21, 2022 · James P. Cannon helped transform the development of the American left, leaving a militant, revolutionary footprint on the landscape of class relations in the world’s most powerful capitalist nation” (943).
- Chad Pearson
Learn about the life and work of James P. Cannon, a prominent American socialist and Trotskyist leader. Read his biographical sketch, selective bibliography and notes on archives.
James P. Cannon. First Written: 1967. Published: International Socialist Review, Vol.28 No.5, September-October 1967, and later included in the anthology 50 Years of World Revolution (1917-1967) (Merit Publishers: New York, 1968).
James P. Cannon. Born on February 11, 1890, in Rosedale, Kansas, the son of Irish immigrants with strong socialist convictions, he joined the Socialist Party of America (SPA) in 1908 and the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in 1911.
Bryan D. Palmer's award-winning study of James P. Cannon's early years (1890-1928) details how the life of a Wobbly hobo agitator gave way to leadersh...
