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Class struggles that built the United States, with historian Paul Ortiz; Plus: American Socialist: the Life and Times of Eugene Debs

0:08 – Fund Drive Special: An African-American and Latinx History of the United States.

Paul Ortiz is a professor of history at the University of Florida and the Director of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program. He’s the author of several books, his latest is An African-American and Latinx History of the United States. Yours for a pledge of $80 to KPFA, or get a CD of the KPFA Event for $75, or both for $120.

1:08 – Fund Drive Special: American Socialist: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs

Prolific filmmaker and ethnographer Yale Strom has turned his attention to an early American political hero: Eugene Victor Debs. Bernie Sanders inspired a generation – but who inspired him? This is the passionate, thoughtful biography of the founder of the American Socialist Party, Eugene Victor Debs – a five-time presidential candidate and the only presidential candidate in US history to be imprisoned for his campaign platform. The values with which lived his life and fought for social and economic justice remain in short supply today. Yours for a pledge of $100 to KPFA.

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