Regional Conference Reminder

            Happy Thursday, Everyone!

            Just a quick and friendly reminder:  I’ll be presenting my paper, “Eugene V. Debs: The ‘Forgotten Red Saint,’” at the Phi Alpha Theta regional conference in two days! Two days! This is exciting! Admittedly, I am nervous – I’ve never done anything like this before – but I can hardly contain myself. I can hardly wait.

            And let’s not forget or exclude my fellow PAT presenters. I wish you, my fellow presenters, good luck as well.

            One more thing: the conference will be held in various rooms in Massey Business Center. The cries of the great Debs will be heard once more in Massey 413 around 10:45am Saturday morning.

            And to my fellow presenters, please post in the comments section when, where, and what you’ll present.  Thank you!

            MML, HI

Off To Savannah We Go!

Hello, Travelers!

            M. C., MML, HI, here.

            Hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend and is ready to start the week and celebrate Presidents’ Day 2013. Truth be told, I’m not ready. Nonetheless, it is that time – time to guide you forward on your journey through history.

 Per one of you travelers’ own request or suggestion, we will be stopping by Savannah, Georgia. There, we will stroll through one of the most historic and oldest cities in America. Savannah played a pivotal role in the southern theaters of both the American Revolution (1775-1783) and the American Civil War (1861-1865).

Hope you’re ready – because, off we go.

MML, HI

Valentine's Day Massacre Convo

Greetings, Travelers!

Hope you’re ready to feel lovey-dovey! Because Valentine’s Day is this Thursday! Unfortunately, Valentine’s Day, 1929, was anything but lovey-dovey in Chicago. Want more?

Then, come to Dr. Kuryla’s vivid lecture on the infamous Valentine’s Day Massacre. It’s this Friday, February 15, 2013, at 10a.m. in Massey Business Center 204. You’ll get convo credit! How groovy is that?

And I know sadly, Dr. Kuryla’s V-Day convo isn’t on V-day itself. But alas. Such is life.

Also, expect a report on Dr. Kuryla’s lecture from yours truly.

Thanks.

MML, HI

Debs Presentation Abstract

Greetings!

It’s not quite February 23 yet, but as a reminder, I’ll be presenting my epic paper, “Eugene V. Debs: the ‘Forgotten Red Saint,’” at the Phi Alpha Theta regional conference. Below is the groovy abstract for this awesome upcoming presentation.

But you might be wondering why the heck did I choose to study Debs? Well, honestly, it was a while ago, and the whole story I do not recall. But long story short, I opted to investigate a remarkable figure who’s been obscured in the shadows of history.

“Eugene V. Debs: The Forgotten Red Saint’”

            The late nineteenth century witnessed the emergence of the post-Civil War American industrial machine bathed in the ills of abused labor. The presidential election year 1912 witnessed three epic candidates: the incumbent President William Taft, the idealistic Woodrow Wilson and that most famous of third party candidates, the charismatic Theodore Roosevelt. A fourth and equally epic candidate lurked in the shadows: Eugene Debs. This forgotten “Red Saint” represented a convergence of American workingmen with reformers and the most significant departure to date of voters to true socialism in an American election. Debs personified important underground socialist forces, and he steered a new labor current in American politics.

Debs’s strong personal appeal yielded one million votes for a socialist candidate in the paramount election year 1912. Beginning with bold utopian dreams to unify labor and transform industry leadership, Debs had experienced a conversion to socialism which catapulted him to effect greater change than mere union collaboration. Primary sources documenting Debs’ achievements and labor’s emerging electoral power include contemporary New York, New England and Midwestern newspaper coverage, years’ worth of Debs’s Socialist Party treatises and his prolific letters. Authoritative historians of nineteenth century America and current scholars of American socialism comprised the secondary resources.

Thanks a ton for reading. Please tell me what you think. If you’d like any additional information on the PhAT conference, contact Dr. Cynthia Bisson (Dr. Mrs. Bisson). Or if you’re also a PhAT member presenting at the conference, you can post your amazing abstracts as well!

MML, HI