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RICO BARRERA FROM PORTERVILLE PLAYS HIS GUITAR ON THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO.Jan 26, 2010
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EVERY EVENING AT THE MARCH RALLY, LUIS VALDEZ DECLAIMED "THE PLAN OF DELANO" - THE REVOLUTIONARY IDEA THAT FARMWORKERS HAD RIGHTS AND DIGNITY AND WOULD FORM A UNION.Jan 26, 2010
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WHENEVER POSSIBLE PHOTOGRAPHER JON LEWIS USED CURVES IN THE HIGHWAY TO HIGHLIGHT THE LENGTH AND SIZE OF THE MARCH.Jan 26, 2010
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EVEN CHILDREN JOINED THE MARCH FOR A FEW MILES OR EVEN THE DAY. AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE, WHAT MEANING AND LASTING IMPACT WOULD THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO HOLD FOR THEM?Jan 26, 2010
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LUIS VALDEZ ADDRESSES THE CROWD FROM THE PODIUM. BECAUSE THE CROSS IS DECORATED IN WHITE, I BELIEVE THE ASSEMBLY IS IN FRONT OF THE STATE CAPITOL, BUT PERHAPS NOT.Jan 26, 2010
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COULD ANY SCENERY BE MORE STERILE AND LIFELESS THAN FREEWAY OVERPASSES? BUT PHOTOGRAPHER JON LEWIS USED THESE GIGANTIC FORMS AND THE FREEWAY STREET MARKINGS TO FRAME THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO.Jan 26, 2010
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THE SIGN READS: PEREGRINACION - DELANO A SACRAMENTO // PILGRIMAGE DELANO TO SACRAMENTOJan 26, 2010
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DRIVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA, THE COUNTRYSIDE SEEMS FLAT AS A TABLE, BUT WALKING IT SHOWS ANOTHER REALITY: ROLLING TERRAIN.Jan 26, 2010
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AT THIS POINT THE MARCH HAS PICKED UP HUNDREDS OF MARCHERS AND THEY WALK IN TIGHT FORMATION TO ACCOMODATE THE NUMBERS.Jan 26, 2010
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THE MARCHERS WERE NOT PERMITTED TO WALK ON THE ROADWAY ITSELF BUT ONLY ON THE EDGE. THIS MADE FOR DIFFICULT WALKING BECAUSE THERE WAS NO PAVED SHOULDER AND THE GROUND WAS UNEVEN AND EVEN TILTED.Jan 26, 2010
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AS THE MARCH CAME CLOSER AND CLOSER TO SACRAMENTO MORE "BOYCOTT DIGIORGIO" SIGNS BEGAN TO SHOW UP. THE NFWA WAS USING THE PUBLIC ATTENTION ON THE MARCH TO ADVERTISE THEIR STRIKE AGAINST THE HUGE DIGIORGIO CORPORATION.Jan 26, 2010
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THE DELANO STRIKERS WHO SERVED AS HONOR GUARDS FOR THE MARCH - CARRYING THE BANNER OF THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE, THE AMERICAN FLAG AND THE MEXICAN FLAG -DID SO WITH DIGNIFIED BEARING.Jan 26, 2010
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