Coxey's Army march of 1894

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Coxey's Army march of 1894 was a protest movement in which unemployed workers, led by Jacob Coxey, marched on Washington, D.C., demanding federal government action to create jobs and relieve economic hardship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf labor protest
protest march
social movement
alsoKnownAs Coxey's Army march of 1894
surface form: Coxey's Army

Coxey's Army march of 1894
surface form: Coxey's March
country United States of America
surface form: United States
demand government-funded road-building projects
issuance of paper money to finance public works
describedBySource U.S. labor history
destination Washington, D.C.
endPoint Washington, D.C.
goal federal government job creation
public works program funded by the federal government
relief of economic hardship
hasCause Panic of 1893
economic depression in the United States
mass unemployment
hasEffect influenced later protest marches on Washington
raised national awareness of unemployment
hasLegacy early example of mass protest march on Washington
hasPart march from Ohio to Washington, D.C.
hasParticipant Charles Browne
Jacob Coxey
unemployed workers
hasTheme government responsibility for economic welfare
workers' rights
historicalPeriod Gilded Age
Progressive Era precursor
leader Jacob Coxey
location United States of America
surface form: United States
mainSubject economic reform
public works
unemployment
movementType peaceful protest
petition in boots
namedAfter Jacob Coxey
numberOfParticipants hundreds of marchers
opposedBy United States Capitol Police
surface form: Capitol Police

federal authorities
opposedTo laissez-faire federal economic policy
organizedBy Jacob Coxey
partOf responses to the Panic of 1893
politicalAlignment populist movement
significantEvent arrest of Jacob Coxey at the U.S. Capitol
significantPlace Massillon, Ohio, United States
surface form: Massillon, Ohio

United States Capitol
startPoint Massillon, Ohio, United States
surface form: Massillon, Ohio
startTime 1894

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Coxey's Army march of 1894 alsoKnownAs Coxey's Army march of 1894
this entity surface form: Coxey's Army
Coxey's Army march of 1894 alsoKnownAs Coxey's Army march of 1894
this entity surface form: Coxey's March
Panic of 1893 hasEffect Coxey's Army march of 1894