Farmer–Labor Party
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The first modern Farmer–Labor Party in the United States emerged in Minnesota in 1918. The American entry into World War I caused agricultural prices and workers' wages to fall, while retail prices ro
Delegates of First National Convention of the Labor Party, 1919, Chicago, Illinois
The Labor Herald, August 1923
Ballot logo of the Farmer-Labor Party, c. 1924.
Parley Parker Christensen circa 1920 Crop Edit
Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party
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The Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party, officially known as the Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota, was a left-wing American political party in Minnesota between 1918 and 1944. The FLP largely dominated Minnes
Farmer–Labor Party
…farmers and workers made common cause in the political sphere to redress their grievances. The party dissolved in 1936 on a federal level with the Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party and the Iowa Farmer–Labor Party surviving on the state level until 1940s, particularly in Minnesota when it merged with the local affiliate of the…
Farmer Labor Party Ballot logo
Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party political banner atop a car c. 1925