American Workers League | |
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Founded | 1853 |
Dissolved | 1855 |
Succeeded by |
New York Communist Club Free Soil Party |
Ideology |
Marxism Socialism Abolitionism |
Political position | Left |
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The American Workers League ( German: Amerikanische Arbeiterbund) was an American nineteenth century workers political organization.
In 1852, Joseph Weydemeyer, a longtime friend of Karl Marx, created the Proletarierbund (Proletarian League). [1]
In 1853, the Proletarian League was expanded into the American Workers League, with Weydemeyer among their leaders, [2] [3] by 800 German American delegates who attended the inaugural meeting in the Mechanics Hall in New York City. [1]
The organization adopted an egalitarian membership policy holding that all workers who live in the United States without distinction of occupation, language, color, or sex can become members. [2] They opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act because it had the effect of allowing slavery in the lands opening up in the American West. [3]
In 1855, Weydemeyer left the leadership of the organization, which had been fading away. He would later join the New York Communist Club. [1]
American Workers League | |
---|---|
Founded | 1853 |
Dissolved | 1855 |
Succeeded by |
New York Communist Club Free Soil Party |
Ideology |
Marxism Socialism Abolitionism |
Political position | Left |
This article is part of a series on |
Socialism in the United States |
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The American Workers League ( German: Amerikanische Arbeiterbund) was an American nineteenth century workers political organization.
In 1852, Joseph Weydemeyer, a longtime friend of Karl Marx, created the Proletarierbund (Proletarian League). [1]
In 1853, the Proletarian League was expanded into the American Workers League, with Weydemeyer among their leaders, [2] [3] by 800 German American delegates who attended the inaugural meeting in the Mechanics Hall in New York City. [1]
The organization adopted an egalitarian membership policy holding that all workers who live in the United States without distinction of occupation, language, color, or sex can become members. [2] They opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act because it had the effect of allowing slavery in the lands opening up in the American West. [3]
In 1855, Weydemeyer left the leadership of the organization, which had been fading away. He would later join the New York Communist Club. [1]