Harry Wicks
Harry Wicks (born August 16, 1905 in London , † March 26, 1989 ) was one of the founders of Trotskyism in Great Britain .
Life
Harry Wicks became a member of the National Union of Railwaymen in 1919 . He joined the Labor Party , left it in 1921 and went to the Communist Party (CPGB). In 1926 he was elected to the board of the Young Communist League and sent to the International Lenin School in Moscow . Because Wicks supported the Trotskyist Balham Group , he was expelled from the CPGB in 1932. He became a founding member of the Communist League and met Trotsky personally in Copenhagen in late 1932 . Trotsky's proposal to join the Independent Labor Party (ILP) was rejected.
Wicks began working with CLR James of the Marxist Group . The following years took him back from the Socialist Anti-War Federation and the ILP to the Labor Party and the National and Local Government Officers' Association . In 1971 he rejoined a Trotskyist party, the International Socialists , but left after a split. He later supported the Socialist Workers Party in various campaigns.
Works
- Keeping my head: the memoirs of a British Bolshevik . Socialist Platform, 1992, ISBN 0-9508423-8-9
literature
- Harry Wicks, 1905-1989: A Memorial . Socialist Platform, 1989, ISBN 9780950842363
Web links
- Harry Wicks in the Marxists Internet Archive
- A veteran Trotskyist remembers: interviews with Harry Wicks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wicks, Harry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Trotskyist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 26, 1989 |