John Reed Clubs
The John Reed Clubs (1929–1935), often referred to as John Reed Club (JRC), were an American federation of local organizations targeted towards Marxist writers, artists, and intellectuals, named after the American journalist and activist John Reed. Established in the fall of 1929, the John Reed Clubs were a mass organization of the Communist Party USA which sought to expand its influence among radical and liberal intellectuals. The organization was terminated in 1935.
John Reed c. 1917 namesake of the John Reed Club | |
| Successor | American Artists' Congress |
|---|---|
| Formation | October 1929 |
| Dissolved | 1935 |
| Headquarters | 102 West 14th Street, NYC |
Official language | English |
Key people | Founders Mike Gold, Walt Carmon, William Gropper, Keene Wallis, Hugo Gellert, Morris Pass, Joseph Pass |
Main organ | Left Front, Partisan Review |
Parent organization | Workers Cultural Federation |
| Subsidiaries | chapters in Boston, New York City, Newark, Philadelphia, Chapel Hill, Indianapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Los Angeles (Hollywood), Carmel, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle |
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