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Coxey's Army. Coxey's Army was a protest march by unemployed workers from the United States, led by Ohio businessman Jacob Coxey. They marched on Washington, D.C., in 1894, the second year of a four-year economic depression that was the worst in United States history at the time. Officially named the Army of the Commonwealth in Christ, its ...
Carl Browne on horseback, addressing marchers from "Coxey's Army" in 1894. At a Chicago convention of advocates of free silver held in August 1893, Browne made the acquaintance of Ohio politician Jacob Coxey, who saw in the charismatic labor agitator Browne a potential popularizer of his proposed governmental reforms. [4]
Jacob Sechler Coxey Sr. (April 16, 1854 – May 18, 1951), sometimes known as General Coxey, of Massillon, Ohio, was an American politician who ran for office several times in Ohio. Twice, in 1894 and 1914, he led " Coxey's Army ", a group of unemployed men who marched to Washington, D.C., to present a "Petition in Boots" demanding that the ...
Fry's Army was the informal name given to a short-lived radical protest movement organized in Los Angeles, California in 1894 and headed by trade union and socialist political activist Lewis C. Fry. Fry's Army was one of about 40 "Industrial Armies" formed in 1894 to organize and transport unemployed workers for a march on Washington, D.C., the ...
Employer. Diocese of Pittsburgh. Known for. Cox's Army. Relatives. Captain John Cox. James Renshaw Cox (1886–1951) was an American Roman Catholic priest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known for his pro-labor activism. He was a candidate for President of the United States in 1932, and also an organizer of a massive protest march on Washington, DC.
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Cleveland did not actively campaign much (partially due to U.S. First Lady Caroline Harrison 's battle with tuberculosis throughout the 1892 campaign season), but his vice presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson of Illinois heavily campaigned for the Democratic ticket. Cleveland's campaign did spend nearly $2,350,000 (or $46,300,000 in 2002 ...
Coxey's Army § Second march: 1925 August 8 Ku Klux Klan march Between 25,000 and 50,000 Ku Klux Klan members march to show support for the KKK and demand immigration restrictions based on race and nation of origin. [3] [4] 1931 December 6 Hunger March Communist-led march of unemployed workers from across the country. [5] 1932 January 6 Cox's Army