In the late 1800s, the populist movement arose out of the concerns of farm workers.
The Populist movement surged in the 1890s from the discontent of farm workers in the South and Midwest of America, in opposition to the policies of the Democratic and Republican Parties who ignored their interests and struggles. Farmers suffered from a bad economy, that made it very difficult for them to prosper: they suffered from poor marketing, the falling of prices and lack of credit facilities, etc. Consequently, the movement sought to institute agrarian reforms that protected and defended the farmer's interests.
