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El Malcriado newspaper not only recognized the injustice inflicted on farm workers and working-class people across the United States and internationally, but they acknowledged the oppression all communities faced. Included is one example highlighting the forced sterilization of two young black girls. There is also an article written by Marta Aponte describing the challenges that farm workers in Puerto Rico encountered. Following the article are examples of workers in various industries fighting for improved working conditions.

Keywords

Nixon, president, forced sterilization, Federal Office of Economic Opportunity, outrage, Southern Poverty Law, Vice President Spiro Agnew's, Justice Department, US constitution, jury, case, trail, leaking news, House of Representative, Judiciary committee, attorney, Puerto Rico, agricultural corporations, Association of Growers, A.G. ramos, South Carolina, Andrews, Oneita Textile workers, civil rights, strikes, southern textile industry, Growers, Chemical Warfare, Kern Farm, cotton picking produce, Machine, North Carolina, harvest, AFL-CIO, workers, protection, workers protection, strike, collective bargaining, State Assembly, Reagan, Taxes

Date

1973

Language

English

Location

Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, California

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El Malcriado Newspaper Collection

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Archives & Special Collections of California State University, Monterey Bay

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Bleak Future & Puerto Rico: Futuro Triste y Puerto Rico

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