{"id":32277,"date":"2021-06-08T08:25:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T13:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debsfoundation.org\/?page_id=32277"},"modified":"2021-06-08T08:40:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T13:40:59","slug":"the-revolutionist-eugene-v-debs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/debsfoundation.org\/index.php\/the-revolutionist-eugene-v-debs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Debs Foundation was proud to partner with WFYI Indianapolis on the Emmy Award-winning documentary, The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to watch the full-length film<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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click here to purchase the DVD from the museum store. <\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Alternately loved and reviled, Eugene Victor Debs was a passionate labor leader, a progressive political figure, and a formidable speaker in a time of great change in the United States. WFYI\u2019s new documentary, The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs<\/em>, tells the story of this Hoosier\u2019s life. Born in Terre Haute in 1855, Eugene Debs emerged as a divisive figure when he led the nationwide Pullman Strike in 1894. Seeking an alternative way for workers to gain power, he helped establish the Socialist Party in the United States and ran as its candidate for president five times. His campaign across the country drew massive crowds, and his oratory tested the limits of the First Amendment. When he spoke out against America\u2019s involvement in World War I, the Supreme Court upheld a guilty verdict that sentenced him to ten years in prison for violating the Espionage Act. From his cell, he ran for president for the final time, garnering nearly a million votes\u2026and sparking a national conversation about the right to free speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs<\/em> is narrated by actor Danny Glover and made its television premiere on WFYI Thursday, October 3, 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Debs Foundation was proud to partner with WFYI Indianapolis on the Emmy Award-winning documentary, The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs. Click here to watch the full-length film or click here to purchase the DVD from the museum store. Alternately loved and reviled, Eugene Victor Debs was a passionate labor leader, a progressive political figure, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32277","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/debsfoundation.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/debsfoundation.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/debsfoundation.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debsfoundation.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debsfoundation.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32277"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/debsfoundation.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32284,"href":"https:\/\/debsfoundation.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32277\/revisions\/32284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/debsfoundation.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}