Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
social movement
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
Populist Party
|
| gptkbp:challenges |
logistical issues
|
| gptkbp:competitors |
public works program
|
| gptkbp:duration |
several weeks
|
| gptkbp:events |
Coxey's_Army_march
|
| gptkbp:exhibits |
peaceful
|
| gptkbp:firstFlight |
April 1894
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1894
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| gptkbp:funding |
self-funded by participants
|
| gptkbp:goal |
protest against unemployment
|
| gptkbp:governs |
police intervention
|
| gptkbp:historical_figure |
gptkb:Coxey's_Army
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
early example of organized protest
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
economic hardship in the 1890s
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Commonweal Army
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| gptkbp:impact |
awareness of economic issues
|
| gptkbp:influence |
labor movements
|
| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:Jacob_Coxey
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
inspiration for future protests
influenced future protests |
| gptkbp:length |
over 400 miles
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
Capitol building |
| gptkbp:mayOffer |
advocated for the unemployed
|
| gptkbp:media_coverage |
extensive
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
predominantly male
dismissive studied in labor history highlighted economic inequality economic desperation about 500 men pioneered direct action protests. post-Panic_of_1893 |
| gptkbp:militaryService |
varied by region
often negative loosely structured |
| gptkbp:movement |
gptkb:Industrial_Workers_of_the_World
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:Commonweal_Army
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
arrest_of_Jacob_Coxey
|
| gptkbp:participants |
thousands of unemployed workers
|
| gptkbp:public_perception |
mixed reactions
|
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
subsequent marches
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Great Depression
|
| gptkbp:requires |
government job creation
|
| gptkbp:route |
from_Massillon,_Ohio
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| gptkbp:signatories |
labor activists
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first significant march on Washington
|
| gptkbp:symbolism |
struggle for workers' rights
|
| gptkbp:technique |
marching
|
| gptkbp:vision |
economic reform
|