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Subject: Econ 2200-Moore 2.5
| C. Organizations formed to voice farmers' discontent (p. 272-275) (Sometimes joined w/ urban labor) • also appealed to southern farmers in some cases • The Grangers (roughly 1867-1880) 1st national group to organize farmers; allowed women and teens to be members o Goals/Activities • Couldn’t be elected to senate/congress • Actively lobbied (HEAVILY) state legislatures to enact laws that regulated the rates that RRs and grain elevators could charge. In some states (ex: Illinois), they were extremely successful. The state had to create a regulatory agency to do this. This was the 1st US regulat |
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