Project Gutenberg 2010-09-29 Public domain in the USA. 138 Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor) 1855 1926 Debs, Eugene Victor Labor and Freedom: The Voice and Pen of Eugene V. Debs Produced by Fritz Ohrenschall, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Labor and Freedom: The Voice and Pen of Eugene V. Debs" by Eugene V. Debs is a collection of writings and thoughts that reflect the author's deep commitment to labor rights, social justice, and the plight of the working class, likely written in the early 20th century. Debs, a prominent figure in the labor movement and a five-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party, articulates the struggles, aspirations, and dignity of laborers, offering a poignant critique of capitalist society. This work serves as both a historical document and a passionate plea for a more equitable world. At the start of the book, the introduction sets a reflective tone, highlighting the significance of the old umbrella mender as a symbol of the working class's dignity and resilience in the face of poverty. Debs encounters this man, whose life of hardship and struggle epitomizes the unjust treatment of laborers in society. Through a poignant dialogue, Debs showcases the mender's proud history as a union man, emphasizing the sacrifices made for solidarity among workers. This vivid encounter serves as a microcosm of the broader themes present in the collection, where Debs aims to raise awareness and inspire action towards achieving true freedom and equality for all workers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Socialism -- United States Working class -- United States Socialist Party (U.S.) Labor -- United States HD HX Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics Browsing: Sociology 299031 299035 2024-09-14T09:50:33.520715 2023-09-15T05:05:27.879865 text/html text/html 294252 2021-01-07T01:37:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 14864308 2021-01-07T01:37:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 14995065 2024-09-14T09:52:00.703792 application/epub+zip 14919565 2024-09-14T09:51:07.338557 application/epub+zip 177997 2024-09-14T09:50:34.741695 application/epub+zip 134653331 2024-09-14T09:52:19.568658 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134570764 2024-09-14T09:51:23.411450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286072 2022-09-15T13:04:44.440570 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265261 265156 2024-09-14T09:50:32.276714 2023-09-15T05:05:26.710799 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 264992 2021-01-07T01:37:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 98138 2021-01-07T01:37:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19393 2024-09-14T09:52:19.903684 application/rdf+xml 19779 2024-09-14T09:50:35.121699 image/jpeg 4367 2024-09-14T09:50:34.935697 image/jpeg 14916679 2024-09-14T09:50:34.080760 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia