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The History of American Trotskyism

An Oral History by Larry Trainor, based on the Lectures of the James P. Cannon

These lectures on the History of the American Trotskyism by Larry Trainor placed here on the Encyclopedia of Trotskyism On-Line is the result of a joint project by the Holt Labor Library and the ETOL. Special thanks to Shannon Sheppard, Chief Librarian for the Holt Labor Library. These lectures were transcribed from old real-to-real to cassette recordings to MP3. We apologize if the quality is not up to current standards. We hope the quality of the content rises above any failings in the form.

Transcription to digitization by Stephen Upjohn

Track 01 30:17 Industrial Workers of the World 1

Track 02 31:35 Industrial Workers of the World 2

Track 01 29:42 Industrial Workers of the World to the founding of the Communist Party of the USA 1

Track 02 29:47 Industrial Workers of the World to the founding of the Communist Party of the USA 2

Track 01 29:26 Foundation of American Trotskyism 1

Track 02 27:30 Foundation of American Trotskyism 2

Track 01 29:47 Communist League of America to Hitler 1

Track 02 29:21 Communist League of America to Hitler 2

Track 01 30:48 1933-36, the international situation 1

Track 02 0:47 1933-36, the international situation 2

Track 03 13:14 1933-36, the international situation 3

Track 01 30:19 Into the Socialist Party, and out 1

Track 02 1:03 Into the Socialist Party, and out 2

Track 03 27:47 Into the Socialist Party, and out 3

Track 01 31:13 2nd International to 1937-JPC 1

Track 02 17:47 2nd International to 1937-JPC 2

Track 01 30:39 Analysis of Stalinism 1

Track 02 30:32 Analysis of Stalinism 2

Track 01 1:10:49 The Communist League of America, Workers Party, and the Socialist Workers Party

Track 01 30:42 The Socialist Workers Party during wartime 1

Track 02 29:20 The Socialist Workers Party during wartime 2

Track 01 29:29 Socialism in America after World War II 1

Track 02 4:01 Socialism in America after World War II 2

Track 01 1:01:03 Post World War II Socialism in America and abroad

Track 01 29:32 The aging of the American Socialism 1

Track 02 0:30 The aging of the American Socialism 2

Track 01 30:47 The Catholic Church 1

Track 02 30:41 The Catholic Church 2

Track 01 49:56 The Catholic Church (cont.) 3

Track 02 30:01 The Catholic Church (cont.) 4