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Photo of Charles Emil Ruthenberg (1882-1927), from the Wiki article about him. According to the same article, Ruthenberg was the "Executive Secretary of the Communist Party USA", from 1919-1927.
Source: a news story entitled " Held for Giving Out Race Riot Pamphlets ", that was published in the Chicago Tribune (as of the date of the edition cited, the newspaper was called the Chicago Daily Tribune). The article appeared on p.5 of the edition of July 9, 1921.Four men have been arrested by Chief of Police Forbis of Gary (Indiana) for distributing literature on the Tulsa race riots, signed by the Communist (Party) of America. It calls on white men of the country to come to the assistance of their 'colored brothers who are the victims of the capitalist class, using the government to suppress its enemies.'
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