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Claessens, August, 1885-1954 Eugene Victor Debs: A Tribute

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.240 Author/Creator: Claessens, August, 1885-1954 Place Written: Brooklyn, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1946 Pagination: 13 p. : Height: 21.6 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled, "Eugene Victor Debs: A Tribute" dated 1946. Features an essay by August Claessens profiling Eugene Victor Debs' work on labor movements, as a presidential candidate, his struggle after being incarcerated, and his speeches. Includes an excerpt from a speech Debs made in Girard, Kansas, May 23, 1908.

Claessens, August, 1885-1954
Debs, Eugene Victor, 1855-1926
Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
Activism
Social movements
Socialism
Labor
Worker's rights
The Fifties

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