Granger Protest Meeting
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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) |
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Author or Creator | McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill. |
Other Contributors | Walters, William D, Jr., 1942- |
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Temporal Coverage | 1880~ |
Collection Publisher | McLean County Museum of History |
Rights | Copyright Not Evaluated |
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Date Created | 7-18-00 |
Collection Title | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
Collection | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
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Granger Protest Meeting |