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THE PORTFOLIO OF PHOTOGRAPHER JON LEWIS IS WELL STOCKED WITH LOWERING SKY PHOTOS TAKEN DURING PICKET LINES OR MARCHES - A REFLECTION PERHAPS OF THE UNSETTLED NATURE OF THE FARMWORKER MOVEMENT.Aug 27, 2008
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LIKE MOST PEOPLE, FARMWORKERS WERE SHY AND HESITANT ABOUT SPEAKING UP IN PUBLIC. HERE A YOUNG WOMAN STRIKER LEARNS HOW TO USE A MEGAPHONE TO BROADCAST HER MESSAGE.Aug 27, 2008
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S & W FOODS WAS OWNED BY DIGIORGIO FRUIT CORPORATION. THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE VERY EARLY DAYS OF THE FARMWORKER MOVEMENT ENGAGED IN BOYCOTTING. YEARS LATER THE FARMWORKER BOYCOTT BECAME A NATIONAL MOVEMENT.Aug 27, 2008
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FARMWORKERS LISTEN TO CARLTON GOODLETT WHO WAS A CALIFORNIA CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.Aug 27, 2008
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WITH THE GROWERS SUPPORT, SOME DISAFFECTED DELANO CITIZENS PROTESTED THE ROLE OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CHURCH IN ALLOWING A MASS TO BE SAID WITH THE DELANO STRIKING FARMWORKERS.Aug 27, 2008
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PHOTOGRAPHER JON LEWIS HANGING FROM A UTILITY POLE IS ABLE TO CAPTURE THE SIZE OF CORPORATE AGRIBUSINESS - 1000s OF ACRES WITH THE HUGE COLD STORAGE SHEDS SEEN ON THE HORIZON - A CONTRAST WITH THE HANDFULL OF DELANO GRAPE STRIKERS ON THE PICKET LINE. Aug 27, 2008
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THE PICKET LINE BULLHORN WAS ESPECIALLY EFFECTIVE DURING THE HARVEST SEASON BECAUSE THE TABLE GRAPE FIELD PACKING STATIONS WERE CLOSE TO THE ROAD.Aug 27, 2008
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