February 21 1848 – The Communist Manifesto is Published for the First Time

February 21 1848 – The Communist Manifesto is Published for the First TimeRate this post Striking out against the burgeoning capitalist systems in Europe and North America, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published one of the world’s most-read political manuscripts on February 21, 1848. Commissioned by the Communist League based in London, The Communist Manifesto outlines a form of government designed to distribute wealth and eliminate social strata, for, as Marx and Engels wrote: “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.” In June 1847, a group of men from two separate organizations met to discuss common ideas. The League of the Just, formed by […]