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Democracy's Prisoner: Eugene V. Debs, the Great War, and the Right to Dissent
by Ernest Freeberg

Democracy's Prisoner: Eugene V. Debs, the Great War, and the Right to Dissent Cover

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In 1920, socialist leader Eugene V. Debs ran for president while serving a ten-year jail term for speaking against Americaandrsquo;s role in World War I. Though many called Debs a traitor, others praised him as a prisoner of conscience, a martyr to the cause of free speech. Nearly a million Americans agreed, voting for a man whom the government had branded an enemy to his country.

In a beautifully crafted narrative, Ernest Freeberg shows that the campaign to send Debs from an Atlanta jailhouse to the White House was part of a wider national debate over the right to free speech in wartime. Debs was one of thousands of Americans arrested for speaking his mind during the war, while government censors were silencing dozens of newspapers and magazines. When peace was restored, however, a nationwide protest was unleashed against the governmentandrsquo;s repression, demanding amnesty for Debs and his fellow political prisoners. Led by a coalition of the countryandrsquo;s most important intellectuals, writers, and labor leaders, this protest not only liberated Debs, but also launched the American Civil Liberties Union and changed the course of free speech in wartime.

The Debs case illuminates our own struggle to define the boundaries of permissible dissent as we continue to balance the right of free speech with the demands of national security. In this memorable story of democracy on trial, Freeberg excavates an extraordinary episode in the history of one of Americaandrsquo;s most prized ideals.

Synopsis:

In 1920, Socialist leader Eugene Debs was one of thousands arrested for speaking out against America's role in World War I. In this memorable story of democracy on trial, Freeberg excavates an extraordinary episode in the history of one of America's most prized ideals.

About the Author

Ernest Freebergis Associate Professor of History at the <>University of Tennessee.

Table of Contents

  • List of Illustrations
  • Prologue: Free Speech Campaign
  1. Dangerous Man
  2. Never Be a Soldier
  3. War Declarations
  4. Canton Picnic
  5. Cleveland
  6. Appeal
  7. Long Trolley to Prison
  8. Moundsville
  9. Atlanta Penitentiary
  10. An Amnesty Business on Every Block
  11. Candidate 9653
  12. The Trials of A. Mitchell Palmer
  13. The Last Campaign
  14. Lonely Obstinacy
  15. Free Speech and Normalcy
  16. Last Flicker of the Dying Candle
  • Epilogue: Amnesty and the Birth of Civil Liberties
  • Notes
  • Archives Consulted
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

Product Details

ISBN:
9780674027923
Subtitle:
Eugene V. Debs, the Great War, and the Right to Dissent
Author:
Freeberg, Ernest
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
Subject:
History
Subject:
Freedom of speech
Subject:
United States - 20th Century
Subject:
Military - World War I
Subject:
Political
Subject:
United States - 20th Century/WWI
Subject:
United States - 20th Century/20s
Publication Date:
May 2008
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
380
Dimensions:
9.25 x 6.125 in