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A cause célèbre (/ ˌ k ɔː z s ə ˈ l ɛ b (r ə)/ ⓘ KAWZ sə-LEB(-rə), [1] French: [koz selɛbʁ]; pl. causes célèbres, pronounced like the singular) is an issue or incident arousing widespread controversy, outside campaigning, and heated public debate. [2]
Parent(s) Francesco Paolo Rapagnetta and Luisa de Benedictis: Profession: Journalist, poet, soldier: Nickname(s) Il Vate ("The Poet"); Il Profeta ("The Prophet"): Military service ...
A cause célèbre is an issue or incident arousing widespread controversy. Cause célèbre may also refer to: Cause Célèbre, a 1975 radio play by Terence Rattigan;
“Free Chol Soo Lee” charts the complicated history of a wrongful-conviction victim who became a figurehead for both Asian-American and prisoners’-rights activists in the 1970s and beyond.
As details of the trial and the men's suspected innocence became known, Sacco and Vanzetti became the center of one of the largest causes célèbres in modern history. In 1927, protests on their behalf were held in every major city in North America and Europe, as well as in Tokyo , Sydney , Melbourne , São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro , Buenos Aires ...
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Read a full transcript of Harrison Butker's commencement speech and highlights of a few of the most controversial comments.
While at KFVD, Guthrie met newscaster Ed Robbin. Robbin was impressed with a song Guthrie wrote about political activist Thomas Mooney, wrongly convicted in a case that was a cause célèbre of the time. [31] Robbin, who became Guthrie's political mentor, introduced Guthrie to socialists and Communists in Southern California, including Will Geer.