Sep 14 2009
Subversive Historian – 09/14/09
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Debs Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison
Back in the day on September 14th, 1918, socialist Eugene Debs was sentenced to ten years in prison. The day before, the perennial presidential candidate had been found guilty on three counts of violating the Espionage Act. The trial that led to his conviction and lengthy prison sentence centered on a …
Debs Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison
Back in the day on September 14th, 1918, socialist Eugene Debs was sentenced to ten years in prison. The day before, the perennial presidential candidate had been found guilty on three counts of violating the Espionage Act. The trial that led to his conviction and lengthy prison sentence centered on a …
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