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See Communist party (disambiguation) for other similarly named groups.The Communist Labor Party of America (CLP) was one of the organizational predecessors of the Communist Party USA. The group was established at the end of August 1919 following a three-way split of the Socialist Party of America. Although a legal political party at the time of its formation the group was forced underground by the Palmer Raids of January 1920 and thereafter was forced to conduct its activities in secret.
