Earl Browder
American politician
Also known as: Earl Russell Browder
Earl Browder (born May 20, 1891, Wichita, Kansas, U.S.βdied June 27, 1973, Princeton, New Jersey) was the U.S. Communist Party leader for almost 25 years, until his split with official party doctrine after World War II. As a result of his opposition to the entrance of the United States into World War I, Browder was imprisoned in 1919β20. He became a member of the U.S. Communist Party in 1921, served as its general secretary from...