Farmers' Alliance

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:activeDuring the_Midwest
the_South
the_West
gptkbp:advocatesFor political reform
currency reform
railroad regulation
direct election of senators
government ownership of railroads
graduated income tax
cooperative buying
gptkbp:aimsTo social change
economic justice
political power
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Colored_Farmers'_Alliance
Southern_Alliance
Northwestern_Alliance
gptkbp:availableIn after 1896
gptkbp:contributedTo the rise of populism
gptkbp:createdBy local chapters
gptkbp:dissolved 1890s
gptkbp:encouraged political participation
self-help among farmers
gptkbp:faced opposition from established parties
gptkbp:focus agricultural issues
gptkbp:formed alliances with labor groups
gptkbp:fosters community organizing
gptkbp:founded 1875
gptkbp:has a national organization
gptkbp:heldIn conventions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Farmers' Alliance
gptkbp:influenced Progressive Era reforms
agrarian movements
New_Deal_policies
gptkbp:inspiration farmers' cooperatives
gptkbp:is_involved_in the 1896 election
the 1900 election
the 1892 election
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:Charles_W._Macune
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:membership farmers
gptkbp:opposedBy high interest rates
monopolies
unfair pricing
gptkbp:promoted subtreasury_plan
gptkbp:provides education for farmers
gptkbp:publishedBy The Alliance Advocate
gptkbp:region rural_America
gptkbp:successor Populist Party
gptkbp:uses public speaking
rallies
gptkbp:utilizes pamphlets
speeches
newspapers
gptkbp:was_a_response_to economic hardship
corporate power
political disenfranchisement