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1933 – Sioux City Milk War

Posted on July 10, 2013 by ProCon.org

In 1933 milk producers in Iowa organize a strike for higher milk prices.

One of the main tactics farmers used during the strike was to block roads and prevent milk from being shipped to Sioux City.

In one instance, strikers opened fire on a truck driver who was trying to get past a road blockade they had set up, seriously injuring four of the passengers.

1937 – First Milk Marketing Orders Initiated1922 – Capper-Volstead Act Passed

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