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{{Infobox person
| name = William Z. Foster
'''William Z. Foster''' (1881-1961) was a highly influential leader of the [[Communist Party of the United States of America]] (CPUSA) as well as a prolific author.
| image = William Z Foster.png
| birth_date = February 25, 1881
| birth_place = Taunton, Massachusetts
| death_date = September 1st, 1961
| death_place = Moscow, Soviet Union
| nationality = American
| spouse = Esther Abramowitz Foster<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/12/books/from-street-fighter-to-stalinist.html From Street Fighter to Stalinist], [[The New York Times]]</ref>
| religion =
}}
'''William Z. Foster''' (February 25, 1881 - September 1st, 1961) was a highly influential leader of the [[Communist Party of the United States of America]] (CPUSA) as well as a prolific author.
==Early Life==
==Early Life==
==Indictment==
==Indictment==
Foster was indicted under the [[Smith Act]] in 1948 for [[subversion]], but did not go on trial because of his poor health. He later lost his post in the Communist Party for refusing to condemn the Soviet suppression of the [[Hungarian Revolution]]. He died in 1961.
Foster was indicted under the [[Smith Act]] in 1948 for [[subversion]], but did not go on trial because of his poor health. He later lost his post in the Communist Party for refusing to condemn the Soviet suppression of the [[Hungarian Revolution]].
==Death==
He died on September 1st, 1961, in the [[Soviet Union]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=SZK5BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA245 American Economic History: A Dictionary and Chronology: A Dictionary and Chronology]</ref>
==Works==
==Works==
==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External Links==
==External Links==