Farm Holiday Associationn (was Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece)

[Michael Hoover <hooverm@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>>> carlremick@xxxxxxxxxxx 07/16/04 3:20 PM >>>
Hmm, well I think we can rule out shark attacks as a factor in the
decline
of the Kansas left.  The American heartland remains shrouded in mystery.
Carl

subsitute tornadoes or some other 'act of god' for which folks hold
politicians accountable...

re. farmbelt left, was doing some reading on pre-american
revolution/colonial era violence and came across mention of 1930s
group/movement with which i'm unfamiliar: farm holiday association...

apparently emerged out of iowa and spread to several other states,
violent direct action was principal feature, farmers defied legal
processes, blocked highways, dumped milk from trucks, forcibly halted
farm disclosures, assaulted public officials,,,

'leader' was guy named milo reno, henry wallace apparently compared
movement to that of of boston tea party, one branch called themselves
'modern 76ers'...

any listers with any info...   michael hoover


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