13 mar 1896 año - William Jennings Bryan’s “Cross
of Gold” speech (1896)
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William Jennings Bryan gave his famous "Cross of Gold" speech at the National Democratic Convention. Bryan's speech opposed the gold standard by stating, "You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold!" This won him the Populist nomination. The new urban and industrial order won over the agrarian vision of Bryan and the Populist.
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