HIST-1410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Sherman Antitrust Act, William Jennings Bryan, Ocala Platform
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[note/review: strikes initiated by workers; lockouts initiated by employers/management] Grassroots protests against rise of corporate power in american society. Icc (interstate commerce commission) failed as means of reform because those involved invested in the railroad industry; reform goes awry: sherman anti-trust act meant to break up trusts, but corrupted as it was used by corporations against labor unions. Icc and sherman anti-trust act: fusion 1896 populists fuse with the democrats, reforms and desire for reforms transcend barrier of race [fusion between.