Coxey's Army march of 1894

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labor protest protest march social movement

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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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Coxey's Army	3
Coxey's Army march of 1894 canonical	2
1894 Coxey's Army protest march	1
Coxey's March	1

How this entity was disambiguated

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Coxey's Army march of 1894
Context triple: [Panic of 1893, hasEffect, Coxey's Army march of 1894]

A. Delano grape strike
The Delano grape strike was a landmark labor protest in the 1960s in California’s Central Valley, led largely by Filipino and Mexican farmworkers, that catalyzed the modern farm labor movement and brought national attention to agricultural workers’ rights.
B. Homestead Strike
The Homestead Strike was an 1892 industrial labor conflict at Andrew Carnegie’s steel plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, that became one of the most violent and significant clashes between workers and management in U.S. labor history.
C. Great Railroad Strike of 1877
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was a massive, nationwide labor uprising by railroad workers protesting wage cuts and poor working conditions, marking one of the first major industrial strikes in U.S. history.
D. Pullman Strike
The Pullman Strike was a landmark 1894 nationwide railroad workers’ strike in the United States that highlighted deep labor tensions and led to significant federal intervention in industrial disputes.
E. Bread and Roses Strike
The Bread and Roses Strike was a landmark 1912 textile workers’ strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts, notable for its large immigrant workforce, women’s leadership, and its role in U.S. labor history.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Coxey's Army march of 1894
Target entity description: 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.

A. Delano grape strike
The Delano grape strike was a landmark labor protest in the 1960s in California’s Central Valley, led largely by Filipino and Mexican farmworkers, that catalyzed the modern farm labor movement and brought national attention to agricultural workers’ rights.
B. Homestead Strike
The Homestead Strike was an 1892 industrial labor conflict at Andrew Carnegie’s steel plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, that became one of the most violent and significant clashes between workers and management in U.S. labor history.
C. Great Railroad Strike of 1877
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was a massive, nationwide labor uprising by railroad workers protesting wage cuts and poor working conditions, marking one of the first major industrial strikes in U.S. history.
D. Pullman Strike
The Pullman Strike was a landmark 1894 nationwide railroad workers’ strike in the United States that highlighted deep labor tensions and led to significant federal intervention in industrial disputes.
E. Bread and Roses Strike
The Bread and Roses Strike was a landmark 1912 textile workers’ strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts, notable for its large immigrant workforce, women’s leadership, and its role in U.S. labor history.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	labor protest ⓘ protest march ⓘ social movement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Coxey's Army ⓘ linked to: Coxey's Army march of 1894 Coxey's March ⓘ linked to: Coxey's Army march of 1894
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
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 ⓘ linked to: United States of America
mainSubject	economic reform ⓘ public works ⓘ unemployment ⓘ
movementType	peaceful protest ⓘ petition in boots ⓘ
namedAfter	Jacob Coxey ⓘ
numberOfParticipants	hundreds of marchers ⓘ
opposedBy	Capitol Police ⓘ linked to: United States 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 ⓘ linked to: Massillon, Ohio, United States United States Capitol ⓘ
startPoint	Massillon, Ohio ⓘ linked to: Massillon, Ohio, United States
startTime	1894 ⓘ

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