American Socialist (2020)
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Debs and the Pullman Strike
Debbs tried to get the rail workers union to include people of color. The proposal nearly passed, losing by just two votes. Debs would later reflect that if the a r u had been willing to organize the pullman porters, wight, the wite staff on the train cars, maybe they could have shut down pullman car operations without halting the railroads.
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