Appeal to Reason (newspaper) - Wikipedia
WEBThe Appeal to Reason was a weekly left-wing political newspaper published in the American Midwest from 1895 until 1922. The paper was known for its politics, lending support over the years to the Farmers' Alliance and People's Party before becoming a mainstay of the Socialist Party of America, following that organization's establishment in …
Meet Eugene Debs, the 1920 presidential candidate and convict - NBC News
WEBMay 31, 2024 · Debs, a socialist and labor activist, secured nearly 1 million votes while behind bars for running afoul of the Sedition Act of 1918.
Eugene V. Debs - Wikipedia
WEBv. 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]
When America's Most Prominent Socialist Was Jailed for Speaking …
WEBJun 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.
Eugene V. Debs and the Endurance of Socialism - The New Yorker
WEBFeb 11, 2019 · For a long time, Debs disavowed socialism. He placed his faith in democracy, the franchise, and the two-party system. “The conflict is not between capital and labor,” he insisted. “It is ...
Eugene V. Debs | Biography & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 6, 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.
Introduction - Eugene Debs: Topics in Chronicling America
WEBChronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Propelled to national prominence for his role in the 1894 Pullman Strike, Eugene Debs (1855-1926) was among the foremost labor organizers and Socialist advocates in the United States.
Life of Eugene V. Debs - Marxists Internet Archive
WEBMid soul-stirring music and the joyous shouts from the lips of 4,000 of his friends and neighbors, men, women and children, Eugene V. Debs, President of the American Railway Union, was welcomed home last night, care-worn and weary, from his 18 days’ struggle for victory in the Great Northern strike.
Opinion | America’s Original Socialist - The New York Times
WEBApr 20, 2019 · One hundred years ago this month, the American Socialist leader Eugene V. Debs, reported to a penitentiary in Moundsville, W.V., to begin a 10-year prison term.
Eugene Debs Speaking in Canton, Ohio | National Archives
WEB5 days ago · This photograph served as an exhibit in the 1918 case The United States of America v. Eugene V. Debs. Debs, a leading member of the Socialist Party, gave an anti-war speech on June 16, 1918, in Canton, OH. In the crowd were U.S. Department of Justice agents. Debs’s lengthy speech included many of his standard arguments and talking points for supporting the socialist cause. Regarding the war ...