Take your students on Coxey’s famous protest march from Massillon, Ohio to Washington, D.C. in 1894. Hands-on documents cover the causes, the daily events, and the outcome of this unique historical event. The Broadsheets paint a full picture of the Depression of 1893 that caused this radical action. Historian: Henry Irving Tragle. The contents of this Jackdaw feature:

• Plight of the Little Man in Depression of 1893
• Jacob Coxey Proposes a Solution
• Coxey’s Army Marches to Washington
• On to the Capitol.... and to jail!
• The Trial of Coxey, Coxeyism, and meaning of the movement

• The text of the Non-Interest Bearing Bond Bill, June 15, 1894, and the Good Roads Bill, June 12, 1894.
• The marching itinerary of the industrials.
• A map of the procession drawn by Carl Browne.
• Browne’s Panorama.
• Badges designed by Browne for various officials of the Army of the Commonweal.
• A souvenir for heroic conduct.
• Browne’s order to the Army of the Commonweal, April 21, 1894.
• A letter from the Secretary of War to Acting Attorney General, 1894.
• A telegram from the Northern Pacific Railroad, April 24, 1894.
• Pages 1 and 2 of The New York Times, May 2, 1894.
• The text of the speech Coxey prepared for delivery from the steps of the United States Capitol.
• The formal charge sheet in the case of the United States vs. Jacob S. Coxey, Carl Brown (sic), and Christopher C. Jones, 1894.