While the Socialist International Congress in Brussels of 1891 was coming to a close, a small city nearby, famous for the development of its industries and socialist workers’ organisations, was preparing to welcome the delegates during their last days in Belgium. Proud as they were, the socialists from the city of Ghent did their best […]
Thomas continues with his three-part on Bebel and the congress of 1891 in Brussels. This is the second part of a three-part series on the influence of August Bebel and of German social democracy in general on the proceedings of the international socialist congress of 1891 1. We left off on Wednesday morning August 19, with […]
Thomas is delving into the early history of the modern workers movement and one of its giants: August Bebel who today died exactly 100 years ago. A giant of the workers movement The launch of this site marks the 100th aniversary of August Bebel’s death. Bebel was the leader of the German social democratic party […]