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Eugene V. Debs
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Eugene V. Debs Debs, Eugene V. Socialist Party: Eugene V. Debs and Ben Hanford Collapsible paper drinking cup from Eugene Debs's 1912 presidential campaign, featuring portraits of Debs and Emil Seidel, a red flag, and printed instructions on its carrying case. Map of the United States showing the results of the 1900 presidential election by state. States won by McKinley (Republican) are colored red, while states won by Bryan (Democratic) are colored blue. Electoral vote counts are marked on each state, with McKinley receiving 292 electoral votes and Bryan 155. An American flag is faintly visible in the background. Map of the United States showing the results of the 1904 presidential election by state. States won by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) are shaded in red, covering most of the country, while states won by Alton B. Parker (Democratic) are shaded in blue, primarily in the South. Electoral vote counts are indicated for each state, and a note shows Maryland split its electoral votes. Map of the 1908 United States presidential election results by state, with states colored red for Taft (Republican) and blue for Bryan (Democratic). The map shows Taft winning most northern and western states, while Bryan wins the South. Each state displays its electoral vote count, and a note indicates Maryland split its electoral votes. A legend at the bottom identifies the candidates and their total electoral votes. Thematic map of the United States showing the results of the 1912 presidential election by state. States won by Wilson (Democratic) are shaded blue, those won by Roosevelt (Progressive) are green, and those won by Taft (Republican) are red. Electoral vote counts are displayed within each state, with California split between Roosevelt and Wilson. Map of the United States showing the 1920 presidential election results by state, with states won by Harding (Republican) shaded in red and those won by Cox (Democratic) in blue. Most states across the country are red, indicating a Republican victory, while Democratic states are concentrated in the South. Electoral vote counts are labeled within each state.
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Eugene V. Debs: References & Edit History

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Ray Ginger, The Bending Cross (1949, reissued 1992); and Nick Salvatore, Eugene V. Debs: Citizen and Socialist (1982), are biographies. Harold W. Currie, Eugene V. Debs (1976), explains his ideas.

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Article History

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Modified link of Web site: Digital Co"Prisoner No. 9,653: Eugene Debs on capitalism, incarceration, and solidarity"mmons at Butler University -. Aug 21, 2026
Add new Web site: Official Site of The Eugene V. Debs Foundation. Jun 12, 2026
Word spelling revised. Feb 11, 2026
Anniversary information added. Nov 01, 2025
Anniversary information added. Oct 16, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - Great Lives - Reginald D Hunter selects Eugene V Debs. Jul 26, 2025
Add new Web site: DigitalCommons at Cedarville - Inspiration or Distraction: Eugene Debs at the Head of American Socialism 1895-1921Socialism 1895-1921 (PDF). May 27, 2025
Add new Web site: Digital Co"Prisoner No. 9,653: Eugene Debs on capitalism, incarceration, and solidarity"mmons at Butler University -. Apr 03, 2025
Questions and answers added. Feb 20, 2025
Add new Web site: Brandeis University - Eugene Debs: When a prisoner ran for president. Jan 23, 2025
Add new Web site: DigitalCommons at Cedarville - Inspiration or Distraction: Eugene Debs at the Head of American Socialism 1895-1921 (PDF). Dec 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Indiana Historical Society - Eugene V. Debs. Sep 06, 2024
Add new Web site: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Eugene V. Debs: an American paradox. Jul 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Parkland College - SPARK: Scholarship at Parkland - Eugene V. Debs: the Transformational Years. May 15, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Washington - First Wave Feminisms - Eugene V. Debs. Apr 04, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 27, 2024
Links added. Jun 08, 2023
Add new Web site: 1914-1918 - International Encyclopedia of the First World War - Eugene V. Debs. Feb 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Kansas Heritage Group - Biography of Eugene Victor Debs. Dec 30, 2022
Add new Web site: AFL-CIO - Eugene V. Debs. Oct 14, 2022
Add new Web site: The Ohio State University - ehistory - Biography of Eugene Debs. Apr 25, 2022
Add new Web site: Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University - Biography of Eugene Debs. Mar 25, 2021
Noted Debs's prison-derived ill health over the last years of his life. Sep 26, 2019
Corrected display issue. Mar 08, 2019
Add new Web site: Official Site of The Eugene V. Debs Foundation. Feb 22, 2019
Add new Web site: Industrial Workers of the World - Biography of Eugene V Debs. Jun 20, 2017
Media added. Oct 14, 2016
Media added. Oct 01, 2014
Add new Web site: West Virginia Division of Culture and History - Biography of Eugene V. Debs. Jan 24, 2014
Add new Web site: Ohio History Central - Biography of Eugene V. Debs. Jan 21, 2014
Add new Web site: History Central - Battle of Monmouth 1778. Jan 21, 2014
Add new Web site: PBS - American Experience - Eugene Debs. Jan 19, 2014
Add new Web site: UShistory.org - Eugene V. Debs and American Socialism. Apr 10, 2013
Added new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Eugene V. Debs. Jun 03, 2009
Added new Web site: TIME - Biography of Eugene V. Debs. Jun 03, 2009
Added new Web site: American History - Biography of Eugene V. Debs. Jun 03, 2009
Added new Web site: Ohio History Central - Biography of Eugene V. Debs. Jun 03, 2009
Added new Web site: Eye Witness to History.com - Biography of Eugene V. Debs. Jun 03, 2009
Added new Web site: Marxists Internet Archive - Biography of Eugene V. Debs. Jun 03, 2009
Added new Web site: United States History - Eugene V. Debs. Jun 03, 2009
Added new Web site: The Official Site of Eugene V. Debs. Jun 03, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Biography of Eugene V. Debs. Nov 09, 2008
Article revised. May 25, 2001
Article added to new online database. May 04, 1999
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