Coxey

In his articles Baker examined every aspect of urban life, covering labor issues, such as the famous Pullman strike in Chicago and the 1893 Washington march of jobless men known as Coxey’s Army, and writing about race long before most white journalists were even thinking about it.

Savage Peace Ann Hagedorn 2007

The most famous of them was led by Jacob Coxey, a self-made Ohio businessman. “Coxey’s Army” more formally known as “the Commonwealers” or the “Commonwealth of Christ Army” made it all the way to the capital, a “living petition” to Congress.

Steve Fraser: Uncle Sam Doesn't Want You Steve Fraser 2011

With due respect to Paul Moreno, and to Larry Davis's response on the 1932 Bonus Army Letters , Jan. 4, the current "occupiers" will find their true ancestor in Jacob Coxey, an affluent eccentric who in the great depression of 1894 led hundreds of unemployed workers on a march to Washington.

Sit-Down Strikes and Coxey's Army 2012

The most famous of them was led by Jacob Coxey, a self-made Ohio businessman. “Coxey’s Army” more formally known as “the Commonwealers” or the “Commonwealth of Christ Army” made it all the way to the capital, a “living petition” to Congress.

Steve Fraser: Uncle Sam Doesn't Want You Steve Fraser 2011

Coxey, who tried to read a prepared statement, wound up in jail for trespassing.

Booms and Busts 2009

The party's march on Oz is a re-creation of the 1894 march of Coxey's Army, a group of unemployed men led by 'General' Jacob S. Coxey to demand another public issue of $500 million greenbacks and more work for common people.

Balkinization 2006

Coxey was arrested, spent 20 days in jail for disturbing the peace and violating a local ordinance prohibiting walking on the grass, was never charged, and then released.

Excess Debt and Deflatiion = Depression 2008

The party's march on Oz is a re-creation of the 1894 march of Coxey's Army, a group of unemployed men led by 'General' Jacob S. Coxey to demand another public issue of $500 million greenbacks and more work for common people.

Balkinization 2006

At the same time, hundreds of unemployed men, led by Ohio businessman Jacob Coxey (the group was known as "Coxey's Army"), marched on Washington to demand federal assistance.

Meltdown: A Case Study 2005

At the same time, hundreds of unemployed men, led by Ohio businessman Jacob Coxey (the group was known as "Coxey's Army"), marched on Washington to demand federal assistance.

Meltdown: A Case Study 2005