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Eugene Debs: From Rail Labor Organizer to Socialist Agitator – Lessons for Today
Thursday July 3, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
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After the 1894 Pullman Strike was violently crushed by the federal militia, Debs advocated for socialism to his dying day. Imprisoned for opposing US involvement in WW I, he received almost a million votes for president in 1920. What can we learn from Debs’ evolution and legacy?
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Mark Burrows

Mark Burrows: retired locomotive engineer, former Delegate for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers - Transportation Division (SMART-TD) #1433; former Co-Chair of Railroad Workers United and current editor of their quarterly newsletter, The... Read More →
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Guy Miller

Guy Miller: retired switchman, former member of United Transportation Union (now SMART-TD); a socialist since 1967; He’s contributed articles for several outlets, including New Politics, the International Socialist Review and Against the Current.
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Thursday July 3, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
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  Radical History, Intro

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