Jacob Coxey
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- Apr 20, 1894The March of the Unemployed on WashingtonAcross the nation, the Industrial Army—a protest of the jobless—clashes with railroad companies and authorities as they move toward the capital to demand work.Tacoma, WA
- May 14, 1894The Commonwealers Ride the RailsAcross Washington and the West, the 'Industrial Armies'—unemployed men marching on Washington—capture freight trains, clash with marshals, and scramble for food as the government cracks down.Seattle, WA
- May 17, 1894The Governor and the 'Commonweal' MarchersA scathing look at the politics of 'passing the buck' as governors react to the roving industrial armies of the 1894 depression.Seattle, WA
- May 20, 1894Coxey's Army on Trial: Seattle Laborers Testify About the Yakima GunfireIn federal court in Seattle, members of the Commonweal Army described how deputy marshals clubbed and shot at unemployed men trying to ride a train east to present the Coxey bill to Congress.Seattle, WA
- Jun 11, 1894A Sermon on Coxeyism and Industrial SlaveryAt the Jewish Synagogue, a lecture connects the ancient Mosaic laws of land and rest to the desperate economic realities of the 1894 Depression.Seattle, WA