Communist Party of Maryland

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The Communist Party of Maryland is affiliated with the Communist Party USA.

May Day Cinco de Mayo Greetings

1996

The following May Day greeting was included in the Special May Day 1996 Supplement of the People's Weekly World.[1]

"In memory of Joseph P. Henderson, Steelworker, active trade unionist, Communist leader, 1912-1995. Joe brought joy and happiness to all of us. He gave us confidence that the people, united, will win. We strive to live as he lived, in the struggle for jobs, equality, peace and a Socialist USA. He was a star to steer by."

Henderson was one of the top leaders of the Maryland CPUSA, especially during the heydays of Joseph Stalin and Nikita Kruschchev

This list is dominated by the names of members of the Baltimore CP Maryland CP, though there are other regional and national CPUSA leaders also included in the list.

The following put their names to the greeting (the list is dominated by the names of members of the Baltimore CPUSA and Maryland CPUSA):

Many of these Maryland/Baltimore names will show up in other "Greetings" including the "Special May Day 1998 Supplement of the People's Weekly World" - i.e. Green, Gilbert, Schmerler, Silverberg, Meyers) and at the Footnote 3 link below to the PWW, July 27, 2007 article - "We Salute Joyce Wheeler" and names list.

1997

The following May Day greeting was included in the Special May Day 1997 Supplement of the People's Weekly World.[4]

"We honor George A. Meyers, native son of the Maryland working class, who first felt the "fresh winds" in the ranks of organised labor. He helped make that wind blow strong. With pride from his many friends, neighbours, and comrades."

Signatories were:

1999

The following May Day greeting was included in the Special May Day 1999 Supplement of the People's Weekly World.[5]

"May Day Greetings to George A. Myers. Your friends, neighbours and comrades in Maryland and across the country are proud of your lifelong leadership in the struggle for the rights of the working class and for a Socialist USA. You have always had your finger on the pulse and a song in your heart. "

The following put their names to the greeting:

Dedication to Joseph P. Henderson

In the Labor Day supplement People's Weekly World, September 4, 1999 a dedication was placed for Joseph P. Henderson.

Signatories were:


Dedication to Howard Silverberg

In the June 28, 2003, Page 16 of People's Weekly World a dedication was placed to Howard Silverberg. "We mourn the passing of our beloved Howard Silverberg. We celebrate his lifelong struggle for equality and against racism, for union rights, jobs and health care, world peace and socialism. We pledge ourselves to continue his fight".

Signatories were:


Marylanders Identified as Affiliated with the CP of Maryland or Its Members

In the July 14, 2003 People's Weekly World (PWW) article about the life history and death of Howard B. Silverberg, several names appeared of people who knew him and in some cases, worked with him in various groups. Not all of them have been identified as members of the CP of Maryland, and some may not be members but only acquaintances worthy of note.

Maryland CP memorial

The PWW May 1, 2004 remembered several late members of the Maryland Communist Party.

References

  1. ↑ Special May Day 1966 Supplement of the People's Weekly World, P. B.
  2. ↑ People's Weekly World, July 14, 2003, "Howard B. Silverberg: Fighter for peace and equality", Page 16
  3. ↑ People's Weekly World, July 14, 2003, "Howard B. Silverberg: Fighter for peace and equality", Page 16
  4. ↑ Special May Day 1997 Supplement of the People's Weekly World, Section G
  5. ↑ Special May Day 1999 Supplement of the People's Weekly World, P. B.
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