| − | William Foster's middle initial "Z." was added as a way to distinguish himself as a communist author, as well as to avoid snail-mail confusion with another William Foster who lived in Spokane at the time. It was never officially intended(nor legally changed) to signify a middle name.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NkQABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA37 Forging American Communism: The Life of William Z. Foster]</ref> | + | William Foster's middle initial "Z." was added as a way to distinguish himself as a Communist author, as well as to avoid snail-mail confusion with another William Foster who lived in Spokane at the time. It was never officially intended(nor legally changed) to signify a middle name.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NkQABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA37 Forging American Communism: The Life of William Z. Foster]</ref> |
| − | He died on September 1, 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> His remains were honored together with other communist sympathizers [["Big Bill" Haywood]], Charles Ruthenberg and John Reed. | + | He died on September 1, 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> His remains were honored together with other Communist sympathizers [["Big Bill" Haywood]], Charles Ruthenberg and John Reed. |