and the browder family was certainly among the very poor. and the socialist movement at that time offered hope. what happened was world war i broke out. and rather than serve in the military, he went to prison. and -- when he got out of prison, he then helped organize the communist party in the nation, and went during the 1920s to china and helped organize the chinese communist party. and then he came back and was the general secretary of the communist party here in the nation. ran for president in 1936 and 1940, against fdr. did not receive any votes from wichitans. this is before world war ii. and so it didn't have quite the negative overtones that it does today. in 1936, earl browder said that the united states is economically ready for communism, but it's politicly not ready. >> events and issues are kbing beginning to stand out so they can be seen.beginning to stand can be seen. you don't have to give long-winded explanations anymore. people see that people understand, what they need is a voice to express it for them. and an organizatio

and that grassy area to my back there, that was where the house was for earl browder his birthplace. he was the general secretary of the communist party from about 1920 through 1950. he ran for president twice under the communist party. in 1936 and 1940. in 1989, there was -- when kellogg was widened, there was talk about moving his house. it was one of -- at that time, one of the oldest occupied houses in wichita. it