MARCH TO SACRAMENTO - PORTRAITS - B/W
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DURING THE FIRST DAYS OF THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO, CESAR CHAVEZ DEVELOPED A SERIOUS CASE OF FOOT BLISTERS AND EVERY STEP THEREAFTER WAS PAINFUL. HERE HE TRIES TO WALK GINGERLY KEEPING HIS BALANCE WITH A CANE AND STEADYING HIMSELF USING A RAIL.
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CESAR CHAVEZ GRIMACES IN PAIN BECAUSE OF THE BLISTERS ON HIS FEET.
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FARMWORKER GIRLS ATTEND THE EVENING RALLY AT THE END OF THE DAY'S MARCH.
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ROBERTO ROMAN CARRIED THE CROSS FROM DELANO TO SACRAMENTO, ALMOST 300 MILES.
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THE CROSS WAS AN INDISPENSABLE PROP IN THE FARMWORKER MOVEMENT PUBLIC PAGEANT: THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO.
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WALKING FOR HOURS AT A STRETCH HOLDING A BANNER HIGH IS VERY DIFFICULT WORK, HERE THE MARCHER HAS RIGGED A TYPE OF HOLSTER TO MAKE IT SOMEWHAT EASIER.
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A STYLISH MARCHER
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DELANO STRIKER, EPIPHANIO COMACHO, WAS ONE OF THE BEST DRESSED AND FASTIDIOUS DRESSERS IN THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO.
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CESAR CHAVEZ MANAGES A QUIET SMILE EVEN THOUGH HIS FEET ARE KILLING HIM.
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THIS YOUNG GIRL IS DRESSED IN SUNDAY BEST, THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO WAS VIEWED BY MANY AS A RELIGIOUS PROCESSION.
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THE WELL DRESSED MARCHER: EPIPHANIO COMACHO
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MARCH LIEUTENANT MIKE VASQUEZ TAKES A TURN LEADING THE COLUMN OF MARCHERS.
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