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63 MARCH TO SACRAMENTO A 1966 - Jon Lewis.jpg
MARCHERS IN TIGHT FORMATION TO WARD OFF THE SPRING DAY HEADWINDS.
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ON A RURAL COUNTY ROAD DURING THE FIRST DAYS OF THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO ONLY THE DELANO STRIKERS MARCHED.
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AS THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO MADE ITS WAY UP THE CENTRAL VALLEY, MORE AND MORE FARMWORKERS AND SUPPORTERS JOINED IN.
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THIN LINE OF DELANO STRIKERS MARCHING ALONG RURAL HIGHWAY TO SACRAMENTO
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THE DELANO POLICE TRIED TO PREVENT THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO FROM TAKING PLACE, HERE THE OFFICER DIRECTS THE MARCHERS T0 TURN AWAY FROM HIGHWAY 99, THE ROUTE TO SACRAMENTO.
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CONFRONTATION WITH THE DELANO POLICE AT THE START OF THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO.
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THE DELANO STRIKERS ASSEMBLED AT THE NFWA HEADQUARTERS ON ALBANY ST AND BEGIN THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO. HERE THEY TURN RIGHT ON GARCES HIGHWAY, WHICH WILL LEAD THEM TO HIGHWAY 99, THE ROUTE TO SACRAMENTO. CESAR CHAVEZ, JIM DRAKE, LUIS VALDEZ, LEAD THE WAY.
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THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO BEGAN WITH 75 DESIGNATED MARCHERS, IT WOULD SLOWLY GROW TO THOUSANDS.
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AT THIS POINT IN THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO, THE NUMBER HAS SWELLED TO HUNDREDS OF MARCHERS.
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DURING THE FIRST DAY OF THE MARCH, NOW 7 MILES AWAY FROM DELANO, ONLY 293 MILES LEFT TO WALK.
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THE PACE OF THE MARCH BEGINS TO SLOW, THE MARCHERS ARE NOT IN SHAPE, AND THERE ARE MANY MILES LEFT BEFORE THIS DAY ENDS.
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THE MARCH SUPPORT VAN CAN BE SEEN TOWARDS THE END OF THE LINE. WATER AND EMERGENCY FIRST AID IS AVAILABLE.
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