Green, Gil, 1906-
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Gil Green (1906-1997), born Gilbert Greenberg in Chicago, the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, was a Communist youth leader in the 1930s, a member of the Communist Party's Politburo, a Smith Act defendant, and the chief (albeit unofficial) figure of a reformist current in the CPUSA through 1991. He joined the Young Workers League (later the Young Communist League) in 1924, and shortly thereafter, the CPUSA, and in 1932 became national secretary of the YCL, a position he held throughout the decade, training a generation of Party cadres and leading the League to a position of influence in the American Youth Congress. In 1941 Green became head of the Party in New York State, but had to relinquish this title in 1945 due to his association with Earl Browder, the ousted Party head, and moved to Illinois, where he headed that state's Party organization. Convicted under the Smith Act in 1949, Green became a fugitive, surrendered in 1956 and was released from jail in 1961. By 1966, Green was again head of the New York Party, but resigned this position in 1968 to protest the CPUSA's endorsement of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. He remained an elder statesman until 1991, when he left the Party and helped to found the Committees of Correspondence, a social-democratic organization.
From the description of Papers, 1949-1993. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 475835018
Gil Green (1906-1997), born Gilbert Greenberg in Chicago, the son of working class Russian-Jewish immigrants, was a Communist youth leader in the 1930s, a member of the Communist Party's Politburo, a Smith Act defendant, and the chief (albeit unofficial) figure of a reformist current in the CPUSA through 1991. Although high school valedictorian he did not go to college. Instead he joined the Young Workers League (later the Young Communist League) in 1924, and shortly thereafter, the CPUSA. He rose through the ranks, and in 1932 became national secretary of the YCL, a position he held throughout the decade, where he trained a generation of Party cadres and led the League to a position of influence in the 1.7 million member American Youth Congress. In 1935 he attended the Comintern's Seventh Congress, where he was an advocate for the emerging Popular Front policy. In 1941 Green became head of the Party in New York State, but had to relinquish this title in 1945 due to his association with Earl Browder, the ousted Party head, and moved to Illinois, where he headed that state's Party organization. Convicted under the Smith Act in 1949, Green became a fugitive, surrendered in 1956 and was released from jail in 1961. By 1966, Green was again head of the New York Party, but resigned this position in 1968 to protest the CPUSA's endorsement of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. He remained an elder statesman and locus of CP reform currents until 1991, when he left the Party and helped to found the Committees of Correspondence, a social-democratic organization. For additional information, see: Biographical Dictionary of the American Left (1986).
Works by Gil Green:
- Marxism and the world today.New York : New York State Committee, Communist Party, n.d. 23 p.
- Youth confronts the Blue Eagle.New York : Youth Publishers, November, 1933. 29 p.
- United we stand : for peace and socialism.New York : Workers Library Publishers, 1935. 63 p.
- Young Communists and the unity of youth.Speech delivered at the 7th World Congress of the Communist International. New York : Youth Publishers, October, 1935. 15 p.
- Facing the 8th convention of the Young Communist League.Report, delivered Jan. 1, 1937. New York : Young Communist League, n.d.
- Make your dreams come true.Report to the 8th national convention of the Young Communist League, New York City, May 2, 1937. New York : Workers Library Publishers, June, 1937. 47 p.
- The truth about Soviet Russia.New York : New Age Publishers, March, 1938. 48 p.
- America must act now!New York : Workers Library Publishers, November, 1941. 14 p.
- New York State's wartime election.New York : New York State Communist Party, September, 1942. 24 p.
- Marxism and the world today.New York : New York State Committee, Communist Party, [1944?]. 23 p.
- The enemy forgotten.New York, International Publishers [1956]. 318 p.
- Revolution Cuban style; impressions of a recent visit.New York, International Publishers [1970]. 125 p.
- Terrorism - is it revolutionary?New York : New Outlook Publishers, 1970. 40 p.
- The new radicalism : anarchist or Marxist?New York : International Publishers, 1971. 189 p.
- What's happening to labor.New York : International Publishers, 1976. 305 p.
- Portugal's revolution.New York : International Publishers, 1976. 99 p.
- Cuba at 25 : the continuing revolution.New York : International Publishers, 1983. 117 p.
- Cold war fugitive : a personal story of the McCarthy years.New York : International Publishers, 1984. 275 p.
From the guide to the Gil Green Papers, Bulk, 1972-1991, 1949-1993, (Bulk 1972-1991), (Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives)
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