American Socialist: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs

2018 • Directed by

Yale Strom

Documentary, History

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The historic story of Eugene Victor Debs, an American Socialist leader and union organizer during the Progressive era, 1900 to 192, who ran for US President on the Socialist Party ticket (SPA) five times, even once while he was in prison for speaking out against the US involvement in World War 1.