Melon Strike Begins
Title
Melon Strike Begins
Subject
Strikes
Rio Grande Valley
Starr County, Texas
Chicano movement
Melon Strike
Agriculture
Texas Farm Workers Union
Mexican Americans
Description
A newspaper clipping from El Cuhamil, announcing the beginning of a melon strike. The Texas Farm Worker's Union started the strike in a rally May 16, 1976.
Source
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and University Archives
Publisher
El Cuhamil (San Juan, TX)
Date
1976-05-20
Relation
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
COE-MELONSTRIKES-MelonStrikeBegins
Coverage
Starr County, Texas
Rio Grande City, Texas
Bibliographic Citation
"Melon Strike Begins." El Cuhamil, May 20, 1975.
Collection
Citation
“Melon Strike Begins,” UTRGV University Library Digital Exhibits, accessed August 23, 2026, https://omeka.utrgv.edu/items/show/55.