Larger context of u. S. History, labor history, civil rights history. In terms of logistics and how the evening will go, i will talk about the topic and say a few words about my own research and how i came to pursue a topic in civil rights history and we will talk about a document i had you read before coming to class. And we will talk a little about your oral histories as. Want to start off by saying a few general remarks, things i hope you take away from the course of the evening. Be argumentative and try to be bold in my statements. I will say that when we study the great strike that it is one of the most significant, important labor and civil rights movements for not only mexicanamericans but also filipino americans in the 20th century. Some might even take it a step further and say the united farmworkers conducted the most successful boycott in all of u. S. Labor history since the beginning of this country. Its a really landmark significant event on a national and international sc
On theer teaches a class strike of the mid1960s and their place in the larger civil rights movement. It eventually became the united arm workers. He describes the connection between the local history and the National Civil rights movement. Class is about 90 minutes. Tonight, we will be talking about the strike in the bigger larger context of u. S. History, labor history, civil rights history. In terms of logistics and how the evening will go, i will talk about the topic and say a few words about my own research and how i came to pursue a topic in civil rights history and we will talk about a document i had you read before coming to class. And we will talk a little about your oral histories as. I want to start off by saying a few general remarks, things i hope you take away from the course of the evening. I will be argumentative and try to be bold in my statements. I will say that when we study the great strike that it is one of the most significant, important labor and civil rights mov
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