He came from an Oklahoma farm in April, 1938. Became a migratory farm worker in California, joined the United Agricultural Packing and Allied Workers of America (Congress of Industrial Organization-CIO) at the beginning of the cotton strike of October, 1938 and became the leader of the "Flying Squadron" which attempted to picket the large fields of corporation farms by automobile caravans. He drove the first car. Kern County, California
Summary
Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1938
Contributors
Lange, Dorothea, photographer
Location
Kern City, 35.35385, -119.07344
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html