MARCH TO SACRAMENTO - B/W
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THE MARCHERS WALKED ALMOST ALONE FOR MANY DAYS ON COUNTY ROADS THROUGH VAST AREAS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND
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MUCH OF THE MARCH ROUTE TO SACRAMENTO PARALLELLED THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAIL TRACKS. THE SP HAS A LONG AND BRUTAL HISTORY IN CALIFORNIA SERVING THE LARGE AGRIBUSINESS INTERESTS.
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MARCH MONITORS TOOK GREAT CARE TO INSURE THE SAFETY OF MARCHERS BY REQUIRING THEM TO WALK SINGLE FILE WHILE MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS IN THE ROAD.
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THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE MARCH TO BE MUCH LARGER THAN IN EARLIER DAYS. AT THE END OF EACH DAY'S MARCH AN EVENING RALLY WAS HELD FOR FARMWORKERS WHO LIVED IN THE AREA. THE WORD BEGAN TO SPREAD.
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THE GOOD NEWS IS THE DELANO STRIKERS HAVE MARCHED ALMOST 150 MILES, THE BAD NEWS IS THERE IS STILL 146 MILES TO GO. THE SPANISH EXPRESSION "POCO A POCO" EXPLAINS HOW THE MARCH COULD HAVE MADE IT THIS FAR.
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BECAUSE THIS RURAL COUNTY ROAD IS SO NARROW, MARCH CAPTAIN ROBERTO BUSTOS REQUIRES THE MARCHERS TO WALK SINGLE FILE.
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MARCHERS FOR AS LONG AS THE CAMERA LENS AND THE EYES CAN SEE.
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113 MILES TO GO, THE MARCHERS CAN HARDLY WAIT UNTIL THE 100 MILE SIGN TO SACRAMENTO COMES INTO VIEW.
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THE MARCH ROUTE NOW BECOMES MORE DANGEROUS - AND NOISY - BECAUSE THE LAST HALF OF THE ROUTE WILL BE ON OR ALONGSIDE THE FREEWAY FILLED WITH SPEEDING TRUCKS AND CARS.
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AS THE NUMBER OF MARCHERS GREW LARGER, PHOTOGRAPHER JON LEWIS LIKED TO USE CURVES IN THE ROAD TO SHOW OFF ITS NUMBERS.
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WALKING ON THE NARROW ROAD FRONTAGE AGAINST THE IRRIGATION DITCH.
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AFTER THE EVENING DINNER, THE MARCHERS REASSEMBLED TO WALK IN FORMATIONTO THE FARMWORKER RALLY SITE
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