Marchers Rest on Roadside
A woman and man, members of Obreros Unidos, (United Workers) sit crossed legged on a roadside of Highway 21 eating lunch. They are resting from a march to Madison from Wautoma to demand better working conditions for migrant workers. They are eating burgers and meat on a plate. To the right is an images of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and a sign laying on the ground that says: "Juntarnos para ser reconocidos. Hablar para ser oidos. La raza tiene causa"/ "Join to be recognized. Speak to be heard. The people have a cause." To the right of the seated marchers, is another marcher crouching to the ground with a newspaper. Other people stand behind them. Strikes, rallies and marches in Wisconsin were organized by the Obreros Unidos, an independent farm worker labor union effort in the 1960s. Manifestantes descansan al lado del camino Un hombre y una mujer, ambos miembros de Obreros Unidos, están sentados con los pies cruzados y almorzando al lado de la carretera Highway 21. Están descansando de su marcha desde Wautoma hacia Madison para demandar mejores condiciones laborales para los trabajadores emigrantes. Están comiendo hamburguesas y carne en un plato. A la derecha está una imagen de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe y un letrero en el suelo que dice "Juntarnos para ser reconocidos. Hablar para ser oídos. La raza tiene causa." A la derecha de los manifestantes sentados, está otro manifestante agachado en el suelo con un periódico. Otra gente está parada detrás de ellos. Las huelgas, manifestaciones, y marchas en Wisconsin fueron organizadas por Obreros Unidos, un esfuerzo independiente del sindicato de trabajadores agrícolas durante los años 1960. |
Image ID: | 93034 |
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Creation Date: | 08 15 1966 |
Creator Name: | Giffey, David |
City: | Wautoma |
County: | Waushara |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | South Madison oral history project and migrant farmworker photographs, 1966-1971, 1999-2000 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | digital file |
Original Format Number: | 1114000087 |
Original Dimensions: | 4607 X 2886 pixels |
Information about Wisconsin migrant labor and grape boycotts from: Salas, Jesus and Giffey, David. "Lucha por la justicia: Movimiento de los trabajadores migrantes en Wisconsin = Struggle for Justice: The Migrant Farm Worker Labor Movement in Wisconsin." David Giffey, Photos by. Madison, Wis.: Wisconsin Labor History Society; 1998. 15 p., and the Wisconsin Labor History website. |
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