Jarvis Tyner is an American activist and the former Executive Vice Chair of the Communist Party USA. He is a resident of Manhattan, New York City. In 1972 and 1976, he ran on the Communist Party ticke
Poster for the Gus Hall–Tyner ticket in the 1976 United States presidential election.
The Communist Party USA, officially the Communist Party of the United States of America, is a communist party established in 1919, in the wake of the Russian Revolution, emerging from the left wing of
Jarvis Tyner
…Jarvis Tyner (born July 11, 1941) is an American activist and the former Executive Vice Chair of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA). He is a resident of Manhattan, New York City. In 1972 and 1976, he ran on the Communist Party ticket for Vice President of the United States…
The founding convention of the Communist Party of America in Chicago, Illinois, September 1–7, 1919
Charter for a local unit of the CPA, dated October 24, 1919
The Washington Commonwealth Federation newspaper after the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact.
New York City Councilmen Peter V. Cacchione and Benjamin J. Davis Jr., two of the only elected officials of the Communist Party, served during and after World War II.