Communist Workers' Party (United States)
The Communist Workers' Party (CWP) was a far-left Maoist group in the United States. It had its origin in 1973 as the Asian Study Group (renamed the Workers' Viewpoint Organization in 1976) established by Jerry Tung, a former member of the Progressive Labor Party (PLP) who had grown disenchanted with the group and disagreed with changes taking place in the party line. The party is mainly remembered as being associated with victims of the Greensboro Massacre of 1979.
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| Leader | Jerry Tung |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Dissolved | 1985 |
| Youth wing | Revolutionary Youth League |
| Ideology | New Communist Movement Maoism (earlier) Democratic socialism (later) |
| Political position | Far-left |
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The CWP followed the policies of Mao Zedong. The CWP also incorporated aspects of the CPUSA's anti-racist pre-Popular Front program. In particular the CWP emphasized unionization and self-determination for African Americans.
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