St. John Vincent: Oakland's Own Bad Ass Labor Militant
Buried in Oakland California, Vincent St John is one of the most important and unkown labor militants in American history. He always stayed committed to his semi anarcho revolutionary syndicalist politics and never joined or supported any political party including the early communist party.
James P Cannon, the carrier of American trotskyism was very much influenced and trained by Vincent St John during the turn of the century. Here is a memior about Vincent St John and how important and talented Vincent St John was as an organizer and a trainer to younger worker militants.
Cannon on Vincent St John
