RARE 1925 COMMUNIST ANTI-IMPERIALISM LEAGUE BUTTON.
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Winning Bid:
$239.40
Bids:
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Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, June 29, 2005 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, June 29, 2005 2:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #184 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 952 in auction 184
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Item Description
.75" w/two-headed snake, two rifles w/bayonets and clenched fist design reading "All-America Anti-Imperialism League." Back paper by Eagle Regalia is dark but button is essentially Mint. In accordance w/Moscow's instructions the American Communists during 1924-1925 placed special emphasis on their work in Mexico and Latin America. Considerable attention was given to this matter at the fourth convention of the Workers (Communist) Party in Chicago, Aug. 20-21, 1925. A special organization known as the All-American Anti-Imperialist League was created to carry out the instructions of Moscow in the matter of organizing Latin America against the U.S. The League was endorsed by the Communist International. It was described in the CPUSA as "The League Is A Non-Partisan International Organization Admitting To Affiliation All Groups In The Americas Willing To Take Up The Fight Against American Imperialism. It Aims To Give Driving Force And Centralize Expression To The National Liberation Movements In Latin America, Hawaii, The Philippine Islands And Etc., In Alliance With The Movement Of This Country." First we've seen. Rare.
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