The Daily Review showing a flooded area around the Pan American College campus caused by hurricane Beulah.]]> The Corpus Christi Caller-Times]]> Charro Days]]>
The original caption for this image published on Nov. 14, 1968 in The Monitor read "EXPELLED – Students boycotting classes at Edcouch Elsa High School because the school board failed to meet with them Wednesday night."]]> Edcouch-Elsa Walkout 1968]]> Valley Morning Star]]> Brownsville Herald, p. 1.]]>
As TFW attempted to negotiate higher wages for onion pickers, their efforts were ended prematurely by Othal Brand of McAllen, who brought in his own farmworkers and bought out all the produce in the fields.

During the same period, United Farm Workers led a strike of Gulf Distributing Company's fields near Mercedes. UFW advocated for farmworker wage increases from $0.60 to $2.00 per bag of onions. Farmworker unrest spread throughout the Valley, including "sit-down" strikes in Weslaco and Alton.
]]> Brownsville Herald, p. 1.]]> San Benito News]]> Edcouch-Elsa Walkout 1968]]> Valley Morning Star]]> Valley Evening Monitor]]> The Brownsville Herald]]>