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Henry Winston was the National Chair of the [[Communist Party USA|Communist Party USA]]. | Henry Winston was the National Chair of the [[Communist Party USA|Communist Party USA]]. He was born in Mississippi in 1911 and joined the [[Young Communist League USA|Young Communist League USA]] at the age of 19. Winston participated in the [[National Hunger March to Washington]] in 1932, aided the defense of the [[Scotsboro Boys]], and took part in the [[National Negro Congress]] and the [[Southern Conference for Human Welfare]]. | ||
Starting in 1956, Winston was imprisoned under the [[Smith Act]]. While in prison, he became blind due to the deliberate neglect of his health by the prison authorities. He was released early in 1961 amidst world-wide protest. | |||
= Works = | = Works = | ||
[[A Marxist-Leninist Critique of Roy Innis on Community Self-Determination and Martin Kilson on Education]] | |||
[[Build the Communist Party|Build the Communist Party]] | |||
[[Fight Racism|Fight Racism]] | |||
[[Negro and White Unity Against War|Negro and White Unity Against War]] | [[Negro and White Unity Against War|Negro and White Unity Against War]] | ||
[[Strategy for a People's Alternative]] | |||
[[What It Means To Be a Communist]] | |||
[[Black Americans and the Middle East Confli - Henry Winston.pdf]] | |||
[[Class, Race and Black Liberation]] | |||
[[Negro Liberation - A Goal for All Americans]] | |||
[[Negro-White Unity]] | |||
[[The Communist Party - Now More Than Ever]] | |||
[[The New Colonialism - US Style]] | |||
[[The Politics of People's Action]] | |||
[[What It Means to be a Communist]] | |||
[[The Moynihan Kissinger Doctrine and The Third World]] | |||
[[Spain in My Heart]] | |||
[[Down with Fascist Apartheid]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:32, 24 January 2024
Henry Winston was the National Chair of the Communist Party USA. He was born in Mississippi in 1911 and joined the Young Communist League USA at the age of 19. Winston participated in the National Hunger March to Washington in 1932, aided the defense of the Scotsboro Boys, and took part in the National Negro Congress and the Southern Conference for Human Welfare.
Starting in 1956, Winston was imprisoned under the Smith Act. While in prison, he became blind due to the deliberate neglect of his health by the prison authorities. He was released early in 1961 amidst world-wide protest.
Works
Negro and White Unity Against War
Strategy for a People's Alternative
What It Means To Be a Communist
Black Americans and the Middle East Confli - Henry Winston.pdf
Class, Race and Black Liberation
Negro Liberation - A Goal for All Americans
The Communist Party - Now More Than Ever
The New Colonialism - US Style
The Politics of People's Action
What It Means to be a Communist
The Moynihan Kissinger Doctrine and The Third World
Spain in My Heart
Down with Fascist Apartheid