John Reed Clubs
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The John Reed Clubs, often referred to as the John Reed Club, were an American federation of local organizations targeted towards Marxist writers, artists, and intellectuals, named after the American
John Reed c. 1917 namesake of the John Reed Club
New Masses cover by Hugo Gellert (May 1926)
Mike Gold (here, 1930s before crowd in New York City) was a prominent JRC co-founder
John Dos Passos was a prominent writer and JRC member
John Reed (journalist)
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John Silas Reed was an American journalist, poet, and communist activist. Reed first gained prominence as a war correspondent during the Mexican Revolution for Metropolitan and World War I for The Mas
John Reed Clubs
…American federation of local organizations targeted towards Marxist writers, artists, and intellectuals, named after the American journalist and activist John Reed. Established in the fall of 1929, the John Reed Clubs were a mass organization of the Communist Party USA which sought to expand its influence among…
Reed c. 1916
The Harvard Monthly Vol. 44 (1907)
A native of Oregon, Reed made New York City the base of his operations.