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"Desperate tenant farmers, led by H.C. coney and joined by farmers in several small towns, were armed and they demanded food for their starving families. After being denied aid by the local Red Cross. And merchants, fearing violence or out of compassion or both, opened their stores and distributed food to avert any bloodshed. The incident made national headlines, highlighting the acute distress and inadequacy of relief efforts. Urban centers were also sites of riots."