1 25 3 https://omeka.utrgv.edu/files/original/21fb2513a9fd237910a89e2b4a0e63ef.jpg 0eafc107840c765804bd25f8a55de6f8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Melon Strike Begins," El Cuhamil, 1976-05-20 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Melon Strike Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1966 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Starr County, Texas Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Melon Strike Begins Subject The topic of the resource Strikes Rio Grande Valley Starr County, Texas Chicano movement Melon Strike Agriculture Texas Farm Workers Union Mexican Americans Description An account of the resource 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 A related resource from which the described resource is derived The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and University Archives Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available El Cuhamil (San Juan, TX) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1976-05-20 Relation A related resource <a href="https://utrgv.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991007787899704696&context=L&vid=01UT_RGV_INST:UTRGV&search_scope=Search_All&tab=Search_All&lang=en">El Cuhamil Record</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COE-MELONSTRIKES-MelonStrikeBegins Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Starr County, Texas Rio Grande City, Texas Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. "Melon Strike Begins." El Cuhamil, May 20, 1975. civil rights El Cuhamil labor labor rights melon primary source Starr County strike https://omeka.utrgv.edu/files/original/067a06acbc198b8463a2bedd2313a8e2.pdf 18aa565a87d9eaca34210bb5e6ee398e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Grape Strike Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document typed letter, correspondence Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource American Farm Bureau Federation Subject The topic of the resource Strikes and lockouts Rio Grande Valley, Texas Chicano movement Agriculture and politics Mexican Americans Texas Farm Workers Union Boycotts Grapes--Harvesting Description An account of the resource Jack Angell writes to Charlie Rankin telling him what could happen to the agricultural industry if the grape strike continues. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jack Angell Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and University Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968-10-11 1968 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Paul Henggeler Collection; letter to address grape strike, 1967. ELIBR0152, Box 1, Folder 2, American Farm Bureau Federation, 1967. University Library, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GRAPESTRIKE-AmericanFarmBooklet-19681011-001 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Edinburg, Texas Rio Grande Valley agriculture American Farm Bureau Federation boycott Charles Rankin farm workers grape strike Jack Angell primary source strike https://omeka.utrgv.edu/files/original/c165456e134b196147d38945a49370b5.JPG d02e4dbf0b1d6c1ef7b55910ecb45e17 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource La Casita Farms Select Vegetables Label Description An account of the resource Label for select vegetables produced by La Casita Farms, Inc., Rio Grande City, Texas Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Rio Grande City, Texas https://omeka.utrgv.edu/files/original/2fd2e82da1da88a2ca1b3d70620a5bb6.jpg cebac1e23dd8b485c17a1b3c6c9f67c8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Huelga! Farm hands begin walkout in Starr County Subject The topic of the resource Strikes and lockouts Labor rights Eugene Nelson Description An account of the resource Newspaper clipping from The Monitor (McAllen, Texas) 01 Jun 1966, Wed · Page 1 describes how Eugene Nelson organized the Independent Workers Association of the Valley to strike. It was the first labor strike of this kind in the valley. On the first day, 750 strikers demanded higher wages. Picketers held signs reading HUELGA. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pete Wittenberg Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived newspapers.com Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Monitor (McAllen, Texas) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1966 June 01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright 1966. The Monitor (McAllen, Texas) Language A language of the resource English https://omeka.utrgv.edu/files/original/85e0195e3e6be258292630fc9e8658cd.jpg 2551160e3a2340806086bc3c230085b8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource La Casita Hopeful Wage Hikes Spread Subject The topic of the resource Labor rights Strikes and lockouts Description An account of the resource Newspaper clipping from The Monitor, 29 Jun 1966, Wed · Page 1, describes pay increase for La Casita Farms workers from $0.85 to $1.00. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived newspapers.com Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Monitor (McAllen, Texas) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1966 Jun 29 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Rio Grande City, Texas https://omeka.utrgv.edu/files/original/b6b7dfbb141172a9dd8861c4b2c39935.jpg 5735d99e4b9a55cb013cb34ee1324c1e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 160 Turn Out for March Subject The topic of the resource labor Strikes and lockouts March Description An account of the resource Newspaper clipping from The Monitor (McAllen, Texas), 17 Jun 1966, Fri • Page 1 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived newspapers.com Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Monitor (McAllen, Texas) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 17 Jun 1966 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Rio Grande City https://omeka.utrgv.edu/files/original/3f661c4c16dbc2267d857033e19f974c.png 2ffcd958bd8c2a18fb20220af410f00a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marker unveiling celebration in 2017 Description An account of the resource A Texas Historical Commission marker was erected in 2017 at Hidalgo County Courthouse to commemorate the historic march. The marker reads: "In summer 1966, hundreds of men, women, and children harvesting cantaloupes in Rio Grande City and Starr County organized with the United Farm Workers and demanded growers raise wages from 40 cents to $1.25 an hour. When their demands were ignored, farm workers walked out on strike and picketed the fields. On the first day of the strike, the Texas Rangers arrested the leader of the farm workers. The workers did not give up. On July 4, 1966, a core group of 30 strikers began a peaceful 400-mile march through South Texas communities to the State Capitol in Austin, gathering support for their cause along the way. On July 7, Mayor Al Ramirez greeted the marchers to the City of Edinburg on their way to a Mass at the shrine of Our Lady of San Juan served by the new bishop, Humberto Medeiros, who endorsed their cause to raise wages to $1.25 an hour. They continued through Weslaco, Edcouch-Elsa and continued on their mark which took them throughout South Texas towns. One hot August day, as marchers rested on the side of the road north of New Braunfels, Governor John Connally, Attorney General Waggoner Carr and Speaker of the House Ben Barnes stopped on their dove hunting trip to South Texas to tell them, “No need to continue because we won’t be at the Capitol when you arrive and we will not consider a minimum wage bill in a special session.” That did not deter the marchers. On Labor Day 1966, the strikers with 10,000 supporters, marched the last four miles from St. Edwards University to the state Capitol. The strike continued into 1967. Los Rinches (the Texas Rangers) and county sheriff’s deputies brutally beat and jailed them in order to break the strike. As a result of the walkouts, a Texas minimum wage law finally passed the Legislature in 1970. In a 1974 ruling (Allee v. Medrano), the U.S. Supreme Court found the Texas Rangers, Starr County’s Sheriff’s Department and a Starr County Justice of the Peace conspired to deprive farm workers of their constitutional rights of free speech and assembly by unlawfully arresting and physically assaulting them. The U.S. Supreme Court in the ruling permanently enjoined the Texas Rangers and its officers from intimidating workers in their organizing efforts. The Rio Grande Valley melon strike was the beginning of the Chicano Movement in Texas. The United Farm Workers members and supporters erected a building brick-by-brick in San Juan and opened its doors to the community in 1972. The original Farm Workers Union Hall in Rio Grande City was in a theater at North Flores and Ringgold Streets. Catholic Bishop Humberto Medeiros donated this 10-acre site to the Alliance for Labor Action. On August 31, 1970, the property was transferred to Cesar Chavez’s national farm workers service center, now the Cesar Chavez Foundation. The building in San Juan and the Farm Worker Movement continue serving farm workers and other low-income residents to this day in Hidalgo County." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephanie Jara (reporter) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://riograndeguardian.com/plaque-unveiled-to-commemorate-1966-farm-worker-strike-and-march/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rio Grande Guardian</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 April 9 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright 2017, Rio Grande Guardian. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mapping RGV Civil Rights Subject The topic of the resource civil rights Texas--Rio Grande Valley Description An account of the resource Collection of items compiled for the RGV civil rights map Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1906 August 13 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cameron County, Texas Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource La Casita Farms (1966) Subject The topic of the resource Labor Civil rights Strikes and lockouts Description An account of the resource In 1966 a bitter dispute between farmworkers and owners of La Casita Farms, El Texano Ranch, and Griffen & Brand farms took place in Starr County. Farmworkers harvesting melons demanded minimum wage and improved working conditions. Their strike culminated in “La Marcha,” or the march of farmworkers and organizers from Rio Grande City to the state capital in Austin, Texas. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1966 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Rio Grande City, Texas Roma, Texas Starr County, Texas Austin, Texas farm workers labor labor rights protests strike