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    Eugene V. Debs

    American labor and political leader

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  1. Socialism portal. United States portal. 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]

  2. Apr 4, 2024 · Eugene V. Debs, labor organizer and Socialist Party candidate for U.S. president five times between 1900 and 1920. He was extremely effective as a public speaker and made his living primarily as a lecturer and contributor to various periodicals.

  3. Feb 11, 2019 · A Critic at Large. Eugene V. Debs and the Endurance of Socialism. Half man, half myth, Debs turned a radical creed into a deeply American one. By Jill Lepore. February 11, 2019. Debs ran for...

  4. 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.

  5. Jun 15, 2018 · Eugene Debs had led historic strikes and run for president four times on the Socialist Party ticket, But the renowned orator had never given a speech so risky or consequential as the one he...

  6. Jun 22, 2020 · Eugene V. Debs, the Five-Time Socialist Candidate for President Who Once Campaigned From Prison By Jason Serafino | Jun 22, 2020 Eugene Debs ran for President of the United States five...

  7. aflcio.org › labor-history-people › eugene-debsEugene V. Debs | AFL-CIO

    Eugene V. Debs. Beloved by many contemporaries as a man "too good for this world" who would give the clothes off his back to anyone in need, "Gene" Debs was a prominent leader of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen (BLF) in his youth. Later he helped found the American Railway Union (1894), the Socialist Party of America (1901) and the ...

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