Description

The roadblock depicted in the image shows a tactic used during the Farmers' Holiday Strike of 1932. The strike was called for after the National Farmers’ Union, who had been lobbying for years to gain aid and tariff reform to help with the falling prices for goods during the depression. Initially, the idea for the strike was for farmers to stop selling their goods and buying goods from others for a period of time. The effectiveness of the strike was more in the media attention gained for their cause than a change to prices or legislation given many farmers did not participate in the strike. The roadblock was an example of members attempting to stop the sale of goods from farmers who were not participating.