eugene victor debs (Meaning)
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eugene victor debs (n)
United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926)
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- Eugene Victor Debs was a prominent American socialist, labor leader, and political activist.
- Debs was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1855, and left school at an early age to work as a railroad fireman.
- In 1875, Debs joined the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, and he quickly rose through the ranks of the union.
- In 1893, Debs led the American Railway Union in a nationwide strike against the Pullman Palace Car Company, which resulted in the federal government sending troops to Chicago to quell the unrest.
- Debs was arrested and sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of court, but he emerged from prison even more determined to fight for the rights of workers.
- In 1897, Debs helped to found the Social Democratic Party of America, and he served as its first president.
- In 1900, Debs ran for president of the United States as the Socialist Party candidate, and he received over 90,000 votes.
- Debs ran for president four more times, in 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1920, but he never won.
- In 1918, Debs was arrested for speaking out against World War I, and he was sentenced to ten years in prison.
- Debs was released from prison in 1921, and he continued to be active in the Socialist Party until his death in 1926.
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United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926)
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Eugene Victor Debs was a prominent American socialist, labor leader, and political activist.
Debs was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1855, and left school at an early age to work as a railroad fireman.
In 1875, Debs joined the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, and he quickly rose through the ranks of the union.
In 1893, Debs led the American Railway Union in a nationwide strike against the Pullman Palace Car Company, which resulted in the federal government sending troops to Chicago to quell the unrest.
