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The Gilded Cage
In 1894, when he was 38 years old, Eugene Debs went toe to toe with a massive company. This is the event that transformed Debs into a symbol of national discontent. At the time, the whole country was feeling an economic depression,. The Pullman Palace car company was really feeling the burn.
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