Jacob Coxey

(noun)

An Ohio businessman who led a march on Washington to protest unemployment. Though the marches were unsuccessful, they did spark political interest in governmental action against unemployment, an issue integral to the New Deal, 40 years later.

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    • Coxey's Army was a protest march by unemployed workers from the United States, led by Ohio businessman Jacob Coxey.
    • Coxey's Army was a protest march by unemployed workers from the United States, led by Ohio businessman Jacob Coxey.
    • Coxey and other leaders of the movement were arrested the next day for walking on the grass of the U.S.
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