Ford, James W., 1893-1957

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James W. “Jim” Ford (December 22, 1893 – 1957) was an activist and politician, the Vice-Presidential candidate for the Communist Party USA in 1932, 1936, and 1940. A party organizer born in Alabama and living in New York City, Ford was the first African American to run on a presidential ticket in the 20th century.
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creatorOf James W. Ford Papers and Photographs, 1920s-1989 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
creatorOf Communist International. Negro Commission. Documents from the Comintern Archives on African Americans, 1919-1929 New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Dorothy Epstein Papers, circa 1930-2009 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
creatorOf Ford, James W., 1893-. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, n.d. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Guide to the Reference Center for Marxist Studies Pamphlet Collection, 1900-2004 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Guide to the Communist Party of the United States of America Records, 1892-2009 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Guide to the Tamiment Library Poster and Broadside Collection, 1904-1991 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Negatives Collection, 1930-2001 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Earl Browder Papers, 1879-1990 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
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associatedWith Briggs, Cyril V. (Cyril Valentine), 1888-1966 person
associatedWith Browder, Earl, 1891-1973 person
associatedWith Bryant, Solliah person
associatedWith Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971 person
associatedWith Communist International. Negro Commission. corporateBody
associatedWith Communist Party of the United States of America. corporateBody
associatedWith Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 person
associatedWith Ford, Reba person
associatedWith Haywood, Harry, 1898-1985 person
associatedWith Jones, Claudia, 1915-1964 person
associatedWith Reference Center for Marxist Studies. corporateBody
associatedWith Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976 person
associatedWith Smith, Ferdinand person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Chicago IL US
New York City NY US
Alabama AL US
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African American communists
Communism
Political activists
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African American political activists
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Birth 1893-12-22

Death 1957

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Americans

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