Tag: Espionage Act
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100 Years Ago, Eugene Debs Gave An Anti-War Speech That Landed Him in Prison
In 1920, Eugene Victor Debs ran for president from a cell in the federal prison in Atlanta for a speech opposing World War 1 that he gave 100 years ago – on June 18, 1918. Despite his imprisonment, Debs received 913,664 votes – 3.4 percent of the total. In his speech, the Socialist Party…