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United Farm Workers of America march to gain public support for their union and a boycott of non-union grapes, Columbia, Maryland to Washington DC, 1970

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Summary:This is a photo of the United Farm Workers of America members and supporters marching to gain public support for their union and a boycott of non-union grapes. The marchers pull a "liberty" bell donated by the Britain's Transport and General Workers Union. The march went from Columbia, Maryland to Washington D.C. in 1970. For complete collection information, visit the full finding aid at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/42579
Century:2001-2100
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Maryland
Washington (D.C.)
Temporal subject: 1961-1970
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Maryland
Washington DC
Topical subjects:United Farm Workers of America
AFL-CIO
labor
ArchivesUM location:AFL-CIO Information Department, Photographic Prints collection
  • series 1: Subject Files, 1890-1995
  • subseries 1: Photographs, 1890-1993
  • box : 10
  • folder 7: Committees: AFL-CIO Farm Workers Organizing Committee
  • accession 2014-001-RG96-001
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor
Copyright holder:unknown
Collection:Digital Collections
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