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Gus Hall

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American politician (1910-2000)

United StatesWritersLived 1910 to 2000 · aged 90
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Gus Hall was an American communist activist who served as the general secretary of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) from 1959 to 2000. As a labor leader, Hall was closely associated with the so-called "Little Steel" Strike of 1937, an effort to unionize the nation's smaller, regional steel manufacturers.

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Open battle between striking teamsters armed with pipes and the police in the streets of Minneapolis, June 1934.Open battle between striking teamsters armed with pipes and the police in the streets of Minneapolis, June 1934.Hall's Warren Police mugshot, July 1, 1937.Hall's Warren Police mugshot, July 1, 1937.Hall in uniform c. 1942-1946Hall in uniform c. 1942-1946Hall's FBP mugshot, taken during his prison sentence in Leavenworth, Kansas for "Conspiring and Teaching Overthrow of the U.S. Government by Force or Violence", 1954.Hall's FBP mugshot, taken during his prison sentence in Leavenworth, Kansas for "Conspiring and Teaching Overthrow of the U.S. Government by Force or Violence", 1954.Hall (far right) visits Finnish Communists, 1966.Hall (far right) visits Finnish Communists, 1966.Hall speaks at a May Day demonstration in Manhattan's Union Square, May 1, 1972Hall speaks at a May Day demonstration in Manhattan's Union Square, May 1, 1972Hall (right) on the CBS talk show Speaking Out, October 6, 1972Hall (right) on the CBS talk show Speaking Out, October 6, 1972

Awards 3

1980Order of Friendship
1977Order of Lenin
1975Order of Friendship of Peoples

Writers from United States 6

John P. Marquand52.7Leo Buscaglia52.7Jeb Stuart52.7Joseph Brooks52.7Mark L. Smith52.7F. Lee Bailey52.7

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Gus Hall was an American communist activist who served as the general secretary of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) from 1959 to 2000. As a labor leader, Hall was closely associated with the so-called "Little Steel" Strike of 1937, an effort to unionize the nation's smaller, regional steel manufacturers. During the Second Red Scare, he was indicted under the Smith Act and was sentenced to eight years in prison. After his release, Hall led the CPUSA for over 40 years, generally taking an orthodox Marxist-Leninist stance and becoming a perennial candidate for president of the United States.

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Lived 1910 to 2000 · aged 90
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