Farmers' Alliance

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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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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 ⓘ
goal increase government intervention in the economy ⓘ
reduce farmers' debt burden ⓘ
secure fair prices for crops ⓘ
hadBranch Colored Farmers' National Alliance and Cooperative Union ⓘ
linked to: Farmers' Alliance

Northern Farmers' Alliance ⓘ
linked to: Farmers' Alliance

Southern Farmers' Alliance ⓘ
linked to: Farmers' Alliance
helpedForm People's Party ⓘ
historicalSignificance laid groundwork for the Populist movement ⓘ
major agrarian protest movement in the Gilded Age ⓘ
ideology agrarianism ⓘ
populism ⓘ
influenced People's Party ⓘ
Populist movement ⓘ
opposed concentrated economic power ⓘ
high interest rates ⓘ
monopolistic railroad practices ⓘ
organizedAs local alliances ⓘ
national alliance ⓘ
state alliances ⓘ
region American Midwest ⓘ
American South ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Populist movement → hasPart → Farmers' Alliance ⓘ
Populist movement → influencedBy → Farmers' Alliance ⓘ
Populist movement → hasKeyOrganization → National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union ⓘ
linked to: Farmers' Alliance
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party → namedAfter → Farmer–Labor movement ⓘ
linked to: Farmers' Alliance
Farmers' Alliance → hadBranch → Northern Farmers' Alliance ⓘ
linked to: Farmers' Alliance
Farmers' Alliance → hadBranch → Southern Farmers' Alliance ⓘ
linked to: Farmers' Alliance
Farmers' Alliance → hadBranch → Colored Farmers' National Alliance and Cooperative Union ⓘ
linked to: Farmers' Alliance
Granger movement → followedBy → Farmers’ Alliance ⓘ
linked to: Farmers' Alliance
People's Party → originatedFrom → Farmers' Alliance ⓘ