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What American socialist ran for president while in jail during World War I?

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The correct answer is Eugene V Debs.

Eugene V Debs was a political activist who was involved in several different events regarding the labor movement (including the Pullman strike). Along with this, he advocated strongly against the United States involvement in World War I and was arrested for violating the Sedition Acts of 1918. This resulted in Debs running for president from prison.
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