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Madison UFW Benefit at People's Park
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A benefit gathering at James Rector People's Park to support the United Farmworkers (UFW) grape boycott. The UFW sign, with its eagle symbol, posted in the foreground says, "Viva la Huelga/Viva la Causa" (Long Live the Strike/Long Live the Cause). Above it is a sign that says, "Comida Mexicana" (Mexican Dinner). In the background, young people are partaking in the benefit and a UFW sign stands with the message, "La Lucha es la Fuerza/ Obreros Unidos" (The Struggle is the Strength - United Workers).Grape boycotts in Wisconsin were organized by the local farm-worker labor union, Obreros Unidos (United Workers), an independent farm worker labor union effort in the 1960s.Beneficio en Madison para UFW en el People’s ParkUna reunión beneficiaria en el James Rector People's Park para apoyar el boicot de uvas de United Farmworkers (UFW). El letrero de UFW con el símbolo de una águila está hacia el fondo y dice "Viva la Huelga/Viva la Causa." Arriba hay otro letrero que dice "Comida Mexicana." Hacia el fondo hay gente joven participando en el beneficio y un letrero de UFW que dice "La Lucha es la Fuerza/Obreros Unidos."Los boicots de uva en Wisconsin fueron organizados por Obreros Unidos, un esfuerzo independiente del sindicato de trabajadores agrícolas durante los años 1960.
1969
Giffey, David
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