American Negro Labor Congress

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The American Negro Labor Congress was established in 1925 by the Communist Party as a vehicle for advancing the rights of African-Americans, propagandizing for communism among the black community and recruiting African-American members for the party. The organization attacked the segregationist practices of many of the unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labor; it also campaigned against lynching, the disfranchisement of black Americans, and Jim Crow laws. The organization was not that successful in meeting any of its goals and was renamed the League of Struggle for Negro Rights in 1930.

[edit] See also

• The Communist Party and African-Americans
• African Blood Brotherhood

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