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October 20 - Remembering Debs
On this day in Labor History the year was 1926.
That was the day that one of the great labor leaders in U.S. history, Eugene V. Debs, died in Elmhurst, Illinois.
In 1894, Debs gained national attention when his American Railway Union launched a boycott in support of the striking workers of Pullman Palace Car Company.
The strike and the boycott were crushed by federal troops and a federal court.
Debs served six months in jail for his role in the boycott.
Later Debs again would go to jail for standing up for his beliefs.
He was convicted for speaking out against U.S. involvement in World War I…
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