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50 Years Later, Protesters in Texas Reenact a Farmworker Strike That Is Scarcely Mentioned in History Books
Leanos Jr., Reynaldo
http://globalvoices.org/2016/10/02/50-years-later-protesters-in-texas-reenact-a-farmworker-strike-that-is-scarcely-mentioned-in-history-books/Date Written: 2016-10-02 Publisher: Global Voices Year Published: 2016 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX19954 In the summer of 1966, hundreds of farm workers in Texas marched from Rio Grande City to Austin -- almost 500 miles over 90 days -- to demand change. They weren’t asking for anything fancy. They wanted better wages, restrooms and uncontaminated water for the people cultivating and picking melons and other crops. Now 50 years later, more than 100 people -- some who were at the original strike in Starr County -- are are marching again. Subject Headings |