Communist Labor Party of America

Communist Labor Party of America
FoundedLate 1919 (Late 1919)
DissolvedMay 1921 (May 1921)
Split fromSocialist Party of America
Merged intoCommunist Party USA
IdeologyCommunism
Political positionFar-left
International affiliationCommunist International
Colors  Red

The Communist Labor Party of America (CLPA) was one of the organizational predecessors of the Communist Party USA.

The group was established at the end of August 1919 following a three-way split of the Socialist Party of America. Although a legal political party at the time of its formation, with a form of organization closely resembling that of the Socialist Party whence it sprung, the group was quickly forced underground by the Palmer Raids of January 1920 and thereafter conducted its activities in secret.

The group merged with a dissident faction of the Communist Party of America in May 1921 to form the United Communist Party of America.