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ON FIVE MINUTES NOTICE, THE FARMWORKER MOVEMENT COULD SET UP A PROTEST/PICKET LINE, AND A BIG ONE AT THAT. HERE THE FARMWORKERS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS PICKET GOVERNOR PAT BROWN IN BAKERSFIELD BECAUSE HE IS PRO-GROWER. Jun 03, 2009
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THE FARMWORKER MOVEMENT WAS ABLE TO FORM A POLITICAL COALITION WITH URBAN ACTIVISTS, HERE THE DELANO STRIKERS AND SUPPORTERS FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONVENTION PICKET GOVERNOR PAT BROWN IN BAKERSFIELD.Jun 03, 2009
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A WONDERFULLY CRAFTED FRAME SHOWING A DELANO STRIKER ON THE PICKET LINE.Jun 03, 2009
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EL TEATRO CAMPESINO'S AGUSTIN LIRA WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTEDJun 03, 2009
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AWOC STOOD FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AND WAS MOSTLY COMPOSED OF FILIPINO WORKERS. AWOC STARTED THE DELANO GRAPE STRIKE, THE NFWA JOINED TWO WEEKS LATER.Jun 03, 2009
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DELANO WINTERS BROUGHT WEEKS OF TULE FOG AND A DAMP COLD THAT CUT TO THE BONE. DURING ONE WINTER, I WENT FORTY DAYS WITHOUT SEEING THE SUN.Jun 03, 2009
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PHOTOGRAPHER JON LEWIS CLEVERLY FRAMES THE DELANO STRIKER AND HIS GRANDDAUGHTER ON THE PICKET LINE.Jun 03, 2009
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WOMAN FORMED THE BACKBONE OF THE DELANO STRIKE - INDEFATIGABLE AND TOUGH AS NAILS!Jun 03, 2009
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THE HUELGA PICKET SIGNS REMIND ME OF THE STANDARDS THAT ROMAN CENTURIONS CARRIED WITH THEM.Jun 03, 2009
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