Coxey
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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On May 1, Jacob Coxey, a Populist leader from Ohio, led marchers up to the steps of the Capitol to petition for a “good roads” bill that would put the unemployed to work.
From Time ● Jun. 30, 2017
The reason the agency hadn’t gone back sooner, he said, is that Coxey had no employees when the death investigation ended.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2015
Upon their arrival, not only were their cries for federal relief ignored, but Coxey and several other marchers were arrested for trespassing on the grass outside the U.S.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
My thanks to Coxey for his answer, and to the many other folks who participated.
From Forbes ● Feb. 22, 2012
They expected from George and Coxey the same overthrow of their imaginary oppressors and general upheaval of things that they now look forward to from Mr. Bryan.
From Notes of an Itinerant Policeman by Flynt, Josiah
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