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Car with Grape Boycott Sign
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A sign on the roof of a car that says, "Grapes = Poverty" supporting the United Farmworkers (UFW)/AFL-CIO grape boycott. The car is parked on a street in front of the Milwaukee County War Memorial. The nationwide UFW/AFL-CIO grape boycott movement to improve conditions for migrant farm workers was started in California by activist Cesar Chavez. Inspired, the Wisconsin farm-worker labor union, Obreros Unidos (United Workers) organized boycott action in every major Wisconsin city.Un carro con un letrero del boicot de uvasUn letrero en el techo de un carro que dice "Uvas = Pobreza" ("Grapes = Poverty") para apoyar el boicot de uvas de United Farmworkers (UFW)/AFL-CIO. El carro está estacionado en una calle enfrente de Milwaukee County War Memorial (monumento a los caídos en la guerra). El movimiento nacional del boicot de uvas organizado por UFW/AFL-CIO para mejorar las condiciones de los trabajadores agrícolas emigrantes fue empezado en California por el activista Cesar Chávez. Obreros Unidos, el sindicato de trabajadores agrícolas en Wisconsin, fue inspirado a organizar acciones de boicot en cada ciudad mayor de Wisconsin.
1969
Giffey, David
Publication Information
| Creator | Giffey, David |
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| Date Created | 1969 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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Collection Information
| Source Collection | South Madison oral history project and migrant farmworker photographs, 1966-1971, 1999-2000 |
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| Call Number | 1114000022 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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