Much of the reading this week focuses on the rapid expansion of the economy after the Civil War, which included the creation of large corporations and huge personal fortunes for the lucky few. These developments caused both excitement and anxiety, as Americans grappled with a new economic landscape that focused on mass production and a gradual deskilling of work. Central to this new economy was the city and urban populations exploded during this era. All of these developments challenged Americans’ image of themselves as a largely rural nation of independent landowners and workers.The first discussion this week considers the political and social backlash against the “incorporation” (as one historian put it) of America. The Populist (or Alliance) Movement and creation of the Populist (or People’s) Party suggest the depth of the challenge to the new corporate order. Pointing to specific details from the documents, “The Omaha Platform,” and “Stand Up for Nebraska,” https://www.americanyawp.com/reader/16-capital-and-labor/the-omaha-platform-of-the-peoples-party-1892/ , https://learn-us-east-1-prod-fleet02-xythos.content.blackboardcdn.com/61c8ae5b549c7/5172197?X-Blackboard-S3-Bucket=learn-us-east-1-prod-fleet01-xythos&X-Blackboard-Expiration=1718172000000&X-Blackboard-Signature=Y%2BR8%2FIbX48XShWDIgmSUYJsc40hZBvyve%2B1xfKFdzfM%3D&X-Blackboard-Client-Id=171435&X-Blackboard-S3-Region=us-east-1&response-cache-control=private%2C%20max-age%3D21600&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27107_Stand%2520up%2520for%2520Nebraska_Populism%25281%2529.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX
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