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Milwaukee Grape Boycott Panel

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John Schmitt, AFL CIO president; Manuel Salas, labor contractor for Libby, McNeil and Libby; Cesar Chavez and Eliseo Medina sit together on a panel in Milwaukee speaking about the grape boycott. The table has numerous microphones and has a banner hanging on it that reads in part "Grapes." An American flag and an Farm Workers AFL-CIO flag are hanging in the background. Panel del boicot de uvas en Milwaukee John Schmitt, presidente de AFL CIO; Manuel Salas, contratante laboral para Libby, McNeil & Libby; Cesar Chávez y Eliseo Medina sentados durante un panel en Milwaukee para hablar acerca del boicot de uva. La mesas tienen micrófonos numerosos y un estandarte colgando que en parte se lee la palabra "Uvas" ("Grapes"). Una bandera americana y una bandera de Farm Workers AFL-CIO se pueden ver colgando en el fondo.

Date Created:
1969
Creator:
Giffey, David

Publication Information

Creator Giffey, David
Date Created 1969

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Collection Information

Source Collection South Madison oral history project and migrant farmworker photographs, 1966-1971, 1999-2000

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W0144TD
Legacy ID
WHi 86899

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