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Ford, James W., 1893-1957

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Biography:

James W. Ford was Special Organizer of the Communist Party's Harlem section and the most prominent black Communist in the nation during the 1930s and early 1940s. ... In 1932 he joined William Z. Foster on the CP's presidential ticket, becoming the first African American to be nominated for Vice President of the United States. He would run alongside CP presidential nominee Earl Browder in 1936 and again in 1940.--BlackPast.Org, retrieved January 7, 2009.

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Ford, James W., 1893-1957

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Letter, 1955 Nov. 8, (Brooklyn, N.Y.), James W. Ford, to Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr., (New York, N.Y.)

Creator:: Ford, James W., 1893-1957
Date of Original:: 1955-11-08
Collection:: Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine Papers ca. 1918-2000
Contributing Institution:: South Caroliniana Library