Crosswaith, Frank Rudolph, 1892-1965

Frank R. Crosswaith was a lifelong socialist, a labor union organizer, editor, and socialist candidate for several New York State offices. During the 1920's and 1930's, he was one of the most effective organizers of black workers in New York City.

Born in St. Croix, Crosswaith immigrated to this country at age thirteen. He attended the Rand School of Social Science, a labor and socialist school, and later became a lecturer there. In 1922 he was secretary of the People's Educational Forum in New York City where liberals of national importance addressed black audiences. He was known as the Socialist Party's foremost black orator.

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