Farm workers in the Valley, facing brutal working conditions and wages far below minimimum wage, went on striek and marched nearly 500 miles to Austin in the Texas summer heat

Contents in this collection

Source #1: KHOU-TV News (Houston) Coverage

Source #2: Statement From Eugene Nelson on Police Abuse

Source #3: Newspaper Coverage of the Strike and March

Source #4: Photographs of the Strike

Source #5: Photogramphs of the March