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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.
Posted in KRTS News
Tagged Agriculture, Cesar Chavez, Civil Rights, Economy, Farming, Farmworker Protests, history, South Texas
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