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As the domination and arrogance of the ruling class increased , the capacity of the lower classes to resist , within the limits of law and constitution , decreased . Every avenue , in fact , was blocked by corruption .
As the domination and arrogance of the ruling class increased , the capacity of the lower classes to resist , within the limits of law and constitution , decreased . Every avenue , in fact , was blocked by corruption .
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The sin expressly forbidden in that theocracy whose constitution was direct from Jehovah , Land Monopoly and Money Monopoly , are condoned with approving silence by a hypocritical Church , that in giving to the usurer and the bondholder ...
The sin expressly forbidden in that theocracy whose constitution was direct from Jehovah , Land Monopoly and Money Monopoly , are condoned with approving silence by a hypocritical Church , that in giving to the usurer and the bondholder ...
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To complete the work of disfranchisement an amendment was added to the Mississippi constitution in 1892 that called for a modified literacy test that could be administered in such a way as to permit illiterate whites to vote , while ...
To complete the work of disfranchisement an amendment was added to the Mississippi constitution in 1892 that called for a modified literacy test that could be administered in such a way as to permit illiterate whites to vote , while ...
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Contents
Populist Ideology | 7 |
A Cross of Gold | 23 |
Utopian Conceptions | 29 |
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| Title | Myth and Reality in the Populist Revolt Volume 567 of Basic concepts in history and social science |
| Author | John C. Matlon |
| Editors | Edwin Charles Rozwenc, John C. Matlon |
| Publisher | Heath, 1966 |
| Length | 112 pages |
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