Farmers' Alliance

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agrarian organization farmers' movement political advocacy group

The Farmers' Alliance was a late 19th-century American agrarian organization that sought economic reforms and political power for farmers, helping lay the groundwork for the Populist movement.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Farmers' Alliance canonical 2
National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf agrarian organization ⓘ
farmers' movement ⓘ
political advocacy group ⓘ
activeInPeriod late 19th century ⓘ
advocatedFor cooperative buying and selling ⓘ
reform of the monetary system ⓘ
regulation of railroads ⓘ
subtreasury plan ⓘ
aimedAt economic reform for farmers ⓘ
political power for farmers ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
goal increase government intervention in the economy ⓘ
reduce farmers' debt burden ⓘ
secure fair prices for crops ⓘ
hadBranch Colored Farmers' National Alliance and Cooperative Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northern Farmers' Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southern Farmers' Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ
helpedForm People's Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance laid groundwork for the Populist movement ⓘ
major agrarian protest movement in the Gilded Age ⓘ
ideology agrarianism ⓘ
populism ⓘ
influenced People's Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
Populist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposed concentrated economic power ⓘ
high interest rates ⓘ
monopolistic railroad practices ⓘ
organizedAs local alliances ⓘ
national alliance ⓘ
state alliances ⓘ
region American Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ
American South NERFINISHED ⓘ
socialBase sharecroppers ⓘ
small farmers ⓘ
tenant farmers ⓘ
sought alliance between farmers and laborers ⓘ
supported cooperative grain elevators ⓘ
cooperative stores ⓘ
greater political participation by farmers ⓘ
rural education ⓘ
usedMethod cooperative enterprises ⓘ
lectures ⓘ
mass meetings ⓘ
newspapers ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Populist movement → hasPart → Farmers' Alliance ⓘ
Populist movement → influencedBy → Farmers' Alliance ⓘ
Populist movement → hasKeyOrganization → Farmers' Alliance ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union