About Al Richmond
Lived 1914 – 1987 (aged 72–73). Al Richmond was an American journalist.
Al Richmond (November 17, 1913 – November 9, 1987) was an American writer who co-founded and served as executive editor for the People's World San Francisco.
Background Al Richmond was born on November 17, 1913, in London, England. His mother, a revolutionary left for the United States after six years in a czarist prison, returned to Russia in 1917 with her young son, to work in the cause of labor organizing. She faced arrest by German soldiers. They came back to the United States in 1922. Worked as Union Activist
Career
In 1929, age 15, Richmond joined the Young Communist League (YCL). After high school, he moved to Philadelphia and helped unionize factory and dock workers. A Long View From the Left (1973)
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Who was Al Richmond?
20th-century American labor editor and writer
When was Al Richmond born?
Al Richmond was born in 1914 in London.
When did Al Richmond die?
Al Richmond died on 9 November 1987 in San Francisco.
What was Al Richmond's occupation?
Al Richmond was a journalist.
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Al Richmond was American.
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