Adrian’s Impact on the Nation-wide United Farm Worker Union Boycotts in the 1960’s-70’s

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Adrian, MI – Boycotts in Adrian had an impact on the nation-wide boycotts of grapes and lettuce picked by non-union workers in the 1960’s and 70’s.

Original members of the Adrian Friends of Farm Workers gave a presentation at the Lenawee Historical Society about the local support given to Cesar Chavez’s nationwide movement to support the United Farm Workers Union.

One of those members, Lupe Chico Gonzales, talked to WLEN News about Adrian’s impact…

 

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