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Title
Granger Protest Meeting
Description
This sketch shows a protest meeting of Grangers shown in the History of the Grange Movement.
Interpretation
Disputes arose between farmers and railroads over discrepencies in grain prices and taxes paid for the railroads. Protest meetings never rose to this level in McLean County, Illinois, but a Supreme Court decision, The People v. Chicago and Alton Railroad, ruled that states could have some control over railroads.
Inscription
A protest meetings of Grangers shown in History of the Grange Movement, a book widely circulated in the country. Things never quite reached this stage in McLean County. (MCHS)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History  
  • Communities and Geography  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social systems  
  • 16 History  
  • 15 Economics  
Author or Creator
McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other Contributors
Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Source
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)  
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.  
Subject / Keywords
  • Sketches  
  • Railroads  
  • Protest movements  
  • Farming  
  • Farmers' groups  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1880~
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 4:14, p. 50
  • mch0271
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleGranger Protest Meeting
DescriptionThis sketch shows a protest meeting of Grangers shown in the History of the Grange Movement.
InterpretationDisputes arose between farmers and railroads over discrepencies in grain prices and taxes paid for the railroads. Protest meetings never rose to this level in McLean County, Illinois, but a Supreme Court decision, The People v. Chicago and Alton Railroad, ruled that states could have some control over railroads.
InscriptionA protest meetings of Grangers shown in History of the Grange Movement, a book widely circulated in the country. Things never quite reached this stage in McLean County. (MCHS)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History  
  • Communities and Geography  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social systems  
  • 16 History  
  • 15 Economics  
Author or CreatorMcLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other ContributorsWalters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Source
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)  
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.  
Subject / Keywords
  • Sketches  
  • Railroads  
  • Protest movements  
  • Farming  
  • Farmers' groups  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1880~
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 4:14, p. 50
  • mch0271
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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