Workingmen's Party of the United States | |
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Founded | July 15, 1876 |
Dissolved | December 26, 1877 |
Merger of | International Workingmen's Association in America Workingmen's Party of Illinois Social-Democratic Workingmen's Party of North America Social Political Workingmen's Society of Cincinnati |
Succeeded by | Socialist Labor Party of America |
Headquarters | New York City |
Ideology | Lassallism (majority) Marxism (minority) |
Political position | Left-wing |
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The Workingmen's Party of the United States (WPUS), established in 1876, was one of the first Marxist-influenced political parties in the United States. It is remembered as the forerunner of the Socialist Labor Party of America.