Farmers' Alliance

American  

noun

U.S. History.

1. an informal name for various regional political organizations that farmers established in the 1880s and that led to the formation of the Peoples' party in 1891–92.

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Example Sentences

The natural leader of the Populist Party was the Farmers’ Alliance leader, Leonidas L. Polk, who presided over the meeting that created the party.

From Slate • Jul. 3, 2023

After being barred from the Southern Farmers' Alliance, southern black farmers founded the Colored Farmers' National Alliance and Cooperative Union in 1886.

From US News • Sep. 19, 2016

Prominent alliance spokeswoman, Mary Elizabeth Lease of Kansas, often spoke of membership in the Farmers’ Alliance as an opportunity to “raise less corn and more hell!”

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

However, most creative among the solutions promoted by the Farmers’ Alliance was the call for a subtreasury plan.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

The original organization, the Farmers' Alliance, was for whites only, but an affiliated Colored Farm Alliance was soon started and quickly attracted more than one million members.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson