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Black and white image of Charles A. Lindbergh featured on the cover of The Nonpartisan Leader, the NPL's official publication, 1918.

Cover of the Nonpartisan Leader featuring Charles A. Lindbergh

Charles A. Lindbergh featured on the cover of the Nonpartisan Leader, the Nonpartisan League's official publication, May 6, 1918.

Effigy of Charles A. Lindbergh, Sr. hanging from a telephone pole in Stanton

Effigy of Charles A. Lindbergh hanging in Stanton, c.1918.

Cars and people gather for a Nonpartisan League meeting in Echo

People gather for a Nonpartisan League meeting in Echo, c.1918.

Getting their booster sets at the Nonpartisan Leagues picnic at Clarkfield

League boosters in Clarkfield, 1918.

Charles A. Lindbergh, Sr., Nonpartisan League candidate, carries his message from farm to farm

Charles A. Lindbergh Sr., campaigning, c.1918.

Nonpartisan League meeting in Carver County

Nonpartisan League meeting in Carver County, 1918.

Arthur C. Townley, founder and President of the Nonpartisan League

Arthur C. Townley, founder of the Nonpartisan League, c.1915.

Theodore G. Mattson and his Nonpartisan League wagon box, Little Falls

Nonpartisan League member Theodore G. Mattson, c.1918.

Nonpartisan League

Exploited by powerful corporate and political interests in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Midwestern farmers banded together in the early twentieth century to fight for their political and economic rights. Farmers formed the Nonpartisan League (NPL) and wrote a significant chapter of Minnesota's progressive-era history.

MN90: The Citizens League

What makes Minnesota unique? The lakes, the weather...and the Minnesota Citizen's League. For over 60 years, the Minnesota Citizens League has helped tackle some of the toughest problems in the state. MN90 producer Allison Herrera tells us more about this influential organization.

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