Search results
v. t. e. Eugene Victor Debs (November 5, 1855 – October 20, 1926) was an American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and five-time candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States. [1]
Jun 1, 2024 · Eugene V. Debs (born November 5, 1855, Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.—died October 20, 1926, Elmhurst, Illinois) was a labour organizer and Socialist Party candidate for U.S. president five times between 1900 and 1920.
April 12, 1919 — Debs began serving his sentence in Moundsville, W. Va. State prison and was transferred to Atlanta, Ga. Federal prison two months later. His humility and friendliness and his assistance to all won him the respect and admiration of the most hardened convicts.
Jun 22, 2020 · Eugene Debs was a union leader, a Socialist, and a presidential candidate who ran for office from behind bars.
Jun 15, 2018 · After winning 6 percent of the vote in the 1912 presidential election, Eugene Debs ran afoul of the nation's new anti-sedition laws.
May 31, 2024 · Before Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a historic verdict on Thursday, the most well-known convict seeking the Oval Office had been Eugene Debs, a...
Eugene V. Debs, 5 times Socialist candidate for President, set free from prison on Christmas Day. 1921. Courtesy: Library of Congress. Outspoken leader of the labor movement, Eugene Debs...
Aug 14, 2023 · “This Plot Must Be Foiled: Conspiracy to Murder Mexican Comrades Now Imprisoned in This Country by Order of Diaz,” by Eugene V. Debs [Oct. 17, 1908] American Socialist icon Gene Debs looks beyond American borders to rise to the defense of Mexican revolutionaries imprisoned by the country’s military strongman, Porfirio Díaz. Debs alleges ...
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs. Alternately loved and reviled, Eugene Debs was a passionate labor leader and a formidable speaker in a time of great change in the U.S. Born in Terre...
Eugene Debs delivered a public speech that incited his audience to interfere with military recruitment during the First World War. He was indicted for violating the Espionage Act of 1917 because he was allegedly attempting to cause insubordination and refusal of duty in the U.S. military, as well as attempting to obstruct recruitment and ...
