Eugene V. Debs Foundation

The Eugene V. Debs Foundation is a non-profit educational foundation, founded in 1962 "to own, maintain and operate the Eugene V. Debs Home in order to be a memorial to Eugene V. Debs and Theodore Debs". The foundation's president is Noel Beasley.

In 1964, Debs' residence became a museum owned by the foundation. It was opened as a museum by the foundation in 1965, and the foundation "has carefully restored the interior and acquired many of the memorabilia and furniture of Gene Debs and his wife, Kate." The house became a National Historic Landmark in 1966.

Eugene V. Debs Award

Beginning in 1965, the Foundation began to honor people and organizations with its annual award, the Eugene V. Debs Award. The award is dedicated to those "keeping alive the spirit of progressivism, humanitarianism and social criticism epitomized by Debs." Honorees have included labor leaders and social justice activists, including Jesse Jackson, Walter Reuther, Dolores Huerta, Howard Zinn, and Eliseo Medina.

References

External links

• Official website

1. Eugene V. Debs
2. Eugene V. Debs Award
3. Eugene V. Debs Home
4. Theodore Debs
5. List of awards for contributions to society
6. Dolores Huerta
7. Norman Thomas
8. Cecil Roberts (labor unionist)
9. List of humanitarian and service awards
10. List of inmates at the United States Penitentiary, Atlanta
11. Michael Sullivan (unionist)
12. A. Philip Randolph
13. Debs v. United States
14. Walter Reuther
15. John L. Lewis
16. United States Penitentiary, Atlanta
17. Frances Fox Piven
18. Patrick E. Gorman
19. Terre Haute, Indiana
20. Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Hyland