The Southern farm alliance was known to offer cooperatives to the farmers and was founded in 1880 by farm journalist Milton George. This alliance grew and was a success and its members and supporters started getting elected to government positions.
They also worked for the direct election of Senators in the U.S. Government through various programs and support.
By 1860 the population had increased to 3,952,760 56 % of which were under the age 0f 20 This Statistic gives an indication of the large numbers of slaves
