LaRue McCormick served as the executive director of the International Labor Defense from 1937 until 1950, fighting for the labor rights of agricultural workers, immigrants, and minorities. In 1934, she left the Democratic party in favor of the Communist party and ran for public office several times as a communist. She eventually left the Communist party after 1956. In this interview, McCormick discusses her entry into radical politics, the International Labor Defense, World War II and the Communist party, her decision to leave the Communist party, and research into community education and health.
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LaRue McCormick: Activist in the Radical Movement, 1930-1960;The Intl. Labor Defense: The Communist Party
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McCormick, LaRue. "LaRue McCormick: Activist in the Radical Movement, 1930-1960;The Intl. Labor Defense: The Communist Party." Interview by Malca Chall in 1976. Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 1980. Interview date(s) 1976
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