History of the Socialist Movement in the United States (1877-1960)
Election poster for Eugene V. Debs and Ben Hanford, Socialist Party of America candidates for President and Vice-president, 1904
Author Archives: Fede Corradini (Argentina)
Introduction
In this project I examine the history of Socialism in the United States, from the first religious Utopian Communities to the birth of McCarthyism. In order to do this, I… Read more »
Prolegomenon: Utopian Socialism
The Shakers Calvin Green and Seth Y. Wells, “A Summary View of the Millennial Church or United Society of Believers” (excerpts), C Van Benthuysen (1848). The story of Socialism in… Read more »
Socialism & Ties to Labor
The Birth of the Industrial Working Class As historian Selig Perlman has said [1], modern American socialism began in the years immediately following the Civil War. While the bloodbath between… Read more »
Anarchism
Early Anarchist Ideas Josiay Warren and the Cincinnati Time Store Josiah Warren , A sample labor for labor note for the Cincinnati Time Store (1846) The Cincinnati Time Store was… Read more »
The Opposition to the First Word and the Red Scare
Espionage Act, 18 U.S. Code Chapter 37 (1917) The Espionage Act was the Congress response to a growing fear that public criticism of the war effort would make it difficult… Read more »
Bibliography
Primary Sources Calvin Green and Seth Y. Wells, “A Summary View of the Millennial Church or United Society of Believers” (excerpts), C Van Benthuysen (1848) Data Files Relating to the… Read more »