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The article presents an overview of the farm workers' movement' front line activity throughout the United States. It details a confrontation with police harassment and additional conflicts. Furthermore, it outlines the efforts of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers union.

Keywords

St. Louis, police, crackdown, United Farm Workers Union, UFW, organizers, bishops, clergyman, boycott, nonviolent resistance, committee, Richard Cook, arrests, Ontario, police custody, police harass, Federal District Court Judge, picket line, arrests, Maryland Clerks, Farm Workers Support, Transportation, Baltimore, clerk, state legislation, steamship, undocumented, growers, employment, State Legislation Committee, label, Hartford, Connecticut, Grapeless, nonunion, union, supporters, demonstrations, protests, AFL-CIO, Chicago, Illinois, Urban Renewal, Strike, hike, Michigan, procession, marchers, the struggle, United Auto Workers, UAW

Date

1974

Language

English

Location

Missouri, Connecticut, Michigan, Illinois

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Text

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El Malcriado Newspaper Collection

Repository

Archives & Special Collections of California State University, Monterey Bay

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Front Line: Primera Línea

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