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Eugene Debs |
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| Eugene Debs began working on the railroads at age 14, and in 1893, at age 38, he founded the American Railway Union. The union dissolved after a violent strike in 1894. Debs served a six-month jail sentence for his participation in the strike and turned to radical politics soon after being released. Despite persecution for his political beliefs, Debs ran as the Socialist candidate for president five times. He collected 6 percent of the vote in 1912. | ||||||
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| Socialism; Socialist Party; United States (History); Railroad Labor Organizations; Debs, Eugene Victor | ||||||
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