Ern Sha

The most important and long-lasting of the Maoist groups that emerged from the New Left was the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP), formally established in 1975. Its origins were principally in the SDS, although it also drew some of its membership and leadership from the ethnically and racially oriented groups that appeared during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The predecessor of the RCP was the Revolutionary Union (RU). Bill Kingel and Joanne Psihountas have described the origins of the RU. They...

More serious were the expulsions of 1969-1970. In November 1969, the PLP decided to “reorganize” its leadership. As a consequence, Jared Israel, PLP Boston organizer; Jake Rosen, New York City Organizer; and William Epton, Vice Chairman of the PLP and head of its Harlem branch, were removed from the eight-member National Committee. They were subsequently expelled from the party. Later, Juan and Helena Farinas, editors of Desafio, were expelled also, and Charles Rosen was forced to resign. So was Steve Martinot, one of the leading figures in the Party since its inception...