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Detailed are the events that followed the Blythe Massacre that killed 19 farm workers. The survivors were faced with post-traumatic stress and the loved ones of those who died were further victimized by the legal system, funeral homes and those that wanted to further exploit their vulnerable state. The article highlights the tragedies that they faced and the efforts of members of the United Farm workers union and supporters to help the betterment of their conditions. One example is the effort that it took to implement Robert Kennedy's medical plan and open a clinic focused on supporting farm workers in Calexico, California.
Keywords
Union, Blythe Massacre, National Farm Workers Services Center, United States Department of Immigration, Social Security, Labor Commision, Violence, Injuries, Mexico, farm workers United Farm Workers Union, union members, clinic, California, lawyers, Industrial Indemnity Insurance Lawyers, economy, families, mothers, Doctors, Benjamin Finke, emergency Medical work, Mexican Workers hospitals, Robert F. Kennedy, RFK, vaccination program, staff, legal staff, Deborah Peyton, Daniel Boone, massacre, suffering
Date
1974
Language
English
Location
California
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Text
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application/pdf
Digital Collection
El Malcriado Newspaper Collection
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Archives & Special Collections of California State University, Monterey Bay
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"The Union was There & Calexico Clinic Opens its Doors: La Unión estuvo Allí y Clínica Calexico Abre sus Puertas" (1974). Politicians. 36.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/elmalcriado_politicians/36
