Fahrenheit

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  • Hello, my name is Eugene Debs I was a former member of the Indian State Senate. I was born in November 5 1855, my wife is Kate Metzel.
  • I was mostly know for being an American socialist, political activist, trade unionist. I was one of the people who founded the industrial Workers of the World.
  • I wanted to make changes to my country so I decided to help. I have a lot of dreams but none of them worked, i inspired millions of people mostly about working class and the brotherhood of all mankind
  • I helped my Union by having a ten month strike against the CBQ Railroad in 1888.
  • Emil Seidel and I had 6% of the popular vote which was the highest one in the Socialist Party
  • My biggest accomplishment is that I founded the American Railway Union which was one the first industrial unions. I helped the workers at the Pullman Palaca Car Company which I led it into a strike because of pay cuts
  • Me and Emil Seidel were running mate, we won the vote with 6.0 percent of the popular vote. We won as Socialist Party candidate in US presidential election