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'''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]]
'''Harry Renton Bridges''' was an Australian citizen, a San Francisco labor leader and clandestine Soviet operative. Bridges entered the United States in 1920 and underwent two failed deportation attempts between by the Roosevelt and Truman Administrations 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).