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Committee of Fifty

The Committee of Fifty met in New York City in October of 1829. They advocated redistribution of property between the poor and rich; as well as abolition of banking, monopoly, and debt imprisonment.

They also nominated a slate of Working Men's Party candidates for the upcoming elections.

See also: Working Men's Party, Communism, Socialism,Anarchism, Industrial Revolution

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