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'''Harry Renton Bridges''', a San Francisco labor leader and an Australian citizen who entered the United States in 1920, underwent two failed deportation attempts between 1938 and 1945 for his affiliation with the [[Communist Party]]
'''Harry Renton Bridges''' was an Australian citizen, a San Francisco labor leader, and clandestine Soviet operative who entered the United States in 1920, underwent two failed deportation attempts between 1938 and 1945 for his affiliation with the [[Communist Party]]
Bridges was born in 1901 in Melbourne, Australia and settled in [[San Francisco]] in 1920 where he became an organizer of the longshoremen. In 1921 he joined the anarchist Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
Bridges was born in 1901 in Melbourne, Australia and settled in [[San Francisco]] in 1920 where he became an organizer of the longshoremen. In 1921 he joined the anarchist Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
The trials received national attention, thanks in large part to the ''Song for Bridges'' written and sung by [[Woody Guthrie]], Lee Hays, [[Pete Seeger]], and Millard Lampell.
The trials received national attention, thanks in large part to the ''Song for Bridges'' written and sung by [[Woody Guthrie]], Lee Hays, [[Pete Seeger]], and Millard Lampell.
==Soviet Archives==
Emory University historian and political scientist Harvey Klehr in a book he co-edited, ''The Secret World of American Communism ''(Yale University Press, 1995), reveals that documentation from the archives of the fallen Soviet Union identifies Bridges not only as a member of the [[Communist Party USA]] but also as a clandestine member of the CPUSA’s Central Committee.
Emory University historian and political scientist Harvey Klehr in a book he co-edited, ''The Secret World of American Communism ''(Yale University Press, 1995), reveals that documentation from the archives of the fallen Soviet Union identifies Bridges not only as a member of the [[Communist Party USA]] but also as a clandestine member of the CPUSA’s Central Committee.