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  • The Hispanic Tea Party, circa 1965–-A Tribute to Josephine Gabaldon

    08/25/2013 11:15:33 AM PDT · by Oldpuppymax · 2 replies
    Coach is Right ^ | 8/25/13 | Jerry Todd
    It was a dismal epoch in Delano, CA. The goal of the infamous Delano Grape Boycott was to force unionization of the farm workers to improve their pay and working conditions while subjugating their employers. The majority of the workers were Americans of Mexican descent, plus documented immigrants and illegal’s. They have a certain love of the soil and a sense of true beauty and artistry that benefitted California agriculture for generations. They could draw the best out of a grape vine or a fruit tree or make a broken down tractor hum. They are also Roman Catholic from the...