The Ocala Demands were issued by a coalition of southern populist organizations including the Southern Farmers’ Alliance, the Colored Farmers’ Alliance, and the Farmers’ Mutual Benefit Association. It was one of the foundational documents of American populist economics and politics in the 1890s.
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The Omaha Platform, 1892
The Omaha Platform of 1892 was the foundational statement of the People’s Party (also known as the Populist Party). It was written by Ignatius L. Donnelly, a Minnesota politician and author. The Omaha Platform combined the goals and concerns of western farmers and urban industrial workers and the Populists would be a significant political force in the 1890s.
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