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Title
Granger Protest Meeting
Coverage-Year
1880~
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
  • How we learn about communities
  • Communities and Geography
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards
  • 15 Economics
  • 16 History
  • 18 Social systems
Author or Creator
McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other Contributors
Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Resource Type
Still image
Source
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
Subject / Keywords
  • McLean County, Illinois  
  • Farmers' groups  
  • Farming  
  • Protest movements  
  • Railroads  
  • Sketches  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0271
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 4:14, p. 50
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleGranger Protest Meeting
Coverage-Year1880~
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
  • How we learn about communities
  • Communities and Geography
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards
  • 15 Economics
  • 16 History
  • 18 Social systems
Author or CreatorMcLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other ContributorsWalters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Resource TypeStill image
Source
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
Subject / Keywords
  • McLean County, Illinois  
  • Farmers' groups  
  • Farming  
  • Protest movements  
  • Railroads  
  • Sketches  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0271
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 4:14, p. 50
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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