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 Ballot logo
Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party political banner atop a car c. 1925
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
Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party
…one of the most successful statewide third party movements in United States history and the longest-lasting and most fruitful affiliate of the national Farmer–Labor movement. At its height in the 1920s and 1930s, FLP members included three Minnesota governors, four United States senators, eight United States representatives…
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