Editing Tyronza, Arkansas (section)

=== Socialism ===
Tyronza was historically a hotbed for [[socialism]] and [[communism]] during the early 20th century.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Socialist Party |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/socialist-party-4788/ |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref> 

In 1934, the [[Southern Tenant Farmers Union|Southern Tenant Farmers Union (STFU)]] was formed in the town to organize local [[Sharecropping|sharecroppers]] towards getting better arrangements from landowners.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Southern Tenant Farmers' Union |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/southern-tenant-farmers-union-35/ |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref> 

[[Ward H. Rodgers|Ward H. Rogers]], a Texas-born minister and labor activist, threatened to hang every [[Planter class|plantation owner]] in [[Poinsett County, Arkansas]] if the demands of the sharecroppers were not met.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union {{!}} Facing South |url=https://www.facingsouth.org/1974/08/southern-tenant-farmers-union |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=www.facingsouth.org}}</ref>