The Tractorcade of 1979 Drove DC Residents Crazy... And Then Saved Them From a Blizzard

In the winter of 1979, thousands of farmers from the American Agriculture Movement drove their tractors to the Washington to lobby for agriculture policy reform. For weeks, they camped on the National Mall and conducted daily tractorcade processions around the city, in hopes of calling attention to the plight of farmers in rural America. The visit snarled traffic and sparked tensions. Washingtonians grew weary of the frequent road closures and traffic jams. Farmers lashed out at police who they accused of limiting demonstrations, while movement leaders grew increasingly
frustrated with the Carter administration’s lack of action.
But then it started to snow… When a blizzard buried the city in snow, the farmers got to work. Almost overnight, their protest and lobbying effort turned into a rescue mission as they plowed roads, rescued trapped motorists, and ferried essential workers. By the time the farmers headed home in early March many Washingtonians celebrated their efforts.
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When we have to come back there we won't give two cow pies about a DC ordinance.