migrant labor

Presented by CBS News correspondent Dan Rather, Murrow's Harvest of Shame is among the most famous television documentaries of all time. Richly photographed and arrestingly poignant, this long-acclaimed 1960 expose on the plight of migrant farm workers resonated deeply for a nation unfamiliar with such brutally honest depictions of living conditions that, as Murrow remarks, "wrong the dignity of man.".

Provides a graphic novel adaptation of the memoir of the same name which follows a family of Mexican American farm workers as they move from camp to camp around the state of California, experiencing the hardships of constantly moving, the growth of their family, and the joys of family life.

A biography of Cesar Chavez, who is famous for co-founding the United Farm Workers of America.

An illustrated exploration of the life of labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez.

"You may have read about Cesar Chavez's leadership in organizing the well-known Delano Grape Strike and Boycott of the 1960s. But did you know it began as a strike led by Larry Itliong? He was a Filipino labor organizer who had also been working with grape pickers in California at the time. With key biographical information and related historical events, this . . . book will uncover Itliong's story and show how it connects to Chavez's story"--Provided by publisher.

"Dust Bowl refugee Gloria Mae Willard finds herself uprooted and working on a California peach orchard, where she tries to join the secret, all-boys baseball team that she's desperate to play on.".

"[A collection of] stories that center[s] around a community of South Texan Mexican American migrant farm workers during the late 1940s and early 1950s"--Wikipedia.

"Growing up in a poor, migrant family, Cesar Chavez knew how hard life could be. As a boy, he went to thirty different schools before finally having to drop out in eighth grade to help support his family. Chavez devoted his life to creating unions and demanding better working conditions for all farmworkers. This book traces Chavez's life, highlighting the triumphs and difficulties that he encountered, while sidebars and a timeline provide extra information that help show Chavez's importance to workers' movements in the United States and beyond"--Provided by publisher.

Tired of moving around so much, Amelia, the daughter of migrant farm workers, dreams of a stable home.