Proletarian Party of America

Proletarian Party of America
Founded	Spring 1920
Dissolved	1971
Ideology	Communism Marxism
Political position	Left-wing
Politics of United States Political parties Elections

The Proletarian Party of America (PPA) was a small communist political party in the United States, originating in 1920 and terminated in 1971. Originally an offshoot of the Communist Party of America, the group maintained an independent existence for over five decades. It is best remembered for carrying forward Charles H. Kerr & Co., the oldest publisher of Marxist books in America.