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Bancroft Union Softball Game
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Obreros Unidos (United Workers) migrant farm worker union members at a Bancroft baseball game. Children sit on top of the dugout to watch. Adult men are standing and sitting on the grass. Cars are parked behind them.This photograph is a part of Wisconsin-native David Giffey's series "Struggle for Justice," images from the migrant farm worker struggle including an independent oganizing effort in Wisconsin and the nationwide grape boycott movement started by Cesar Chavez of United Farm Workers during the 1960s and 1970s.Juego de béisbol del sindicato de BancroftUnos trabajadores agrícolas emigrantes, miembros de Obreros Unidos en un juego de béisbol en Bancroft, Wisconsin. Unos niños están sentados arriba de un gallinero mientras miran. Unos hombres están parados y sentados en el pasto. Hay carros estacionados detrás de ellos. Esta fotografía es parte de la serie "Lucha por la Justicia" tomada por David Giffey, originario de Wisconsin, las imágenes muestran la lucha de los trabajadores agrícolas emigrantes incluyendo un esfuerzo independiente organizado en Wisconsin y el movimiento nacional del boicot de uvas empezado por Cesar Chávez de la unión de campesinos o United Farm Workers durante los años 1960 y 1970.
1967
Giffey, David
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