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Texas Farmworker: 1966 Strike ‘Was Like Heading Into War’
In the summer of 1966, farmworkers staged a historic march across Texas to protest low wages and poor working conditions. Fifty years later, some of them are telling their stories for the first time.
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Tagged Agriculture, Cesar Chavez, Civil Rights, Economy, Farming, Farmworker Protests, history, South Texas
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