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Hispanic American

Day by Day on the Farm

• This article discusses "an invasion from Rio Grande Valley" of migrant workers coming to Cook County to begin harvesting the county's commercial garden crops. 

• Citation: Orr, Richard. "Migrant Workers Busy in Area." from the Chicago Tribune, June 28, 1957.

"Group Opposes Migrant Bill"

• Illinois Citizen's Committee on Migrant Labor opposed extending the bill on farm-labor for migrant workers. The opposition stated that it not only took income from Americans, but reduced protections for migrant workers.

• Citation: "Group Opposes Migrant Bill." From the Chicago Tribune, September 9, 1963.

"Need Strawberry Pickers"

• This newspaper article talks about a shortage of migrant labor from both Hispanic Americans and African Americas because of new laws in place requiring fingerprinting and other regulations. 

• Citation: Orr, Richard. "Need Strawberry Pictures." From the Chicago Tribune, May 25, 1965.

"Start Job Training for Migrants."

• This newspaper article talks about job training programs for Hispanic Americans in the suburbs of Chicago. It also discusses the substandard housing problems faced by many Hispanic Americans.

• Citation: "Start Job Training for Migrants." From the Chicago Tribune, October 9, 1966.

"Plan to Help Migrants Settle Permanently"

• In 1967, the Illinois Migrant Council in Chicago set a program to help migrant workers transition from farming to other trades and integrate themselves in the community.

• Citation: Pinkerton, Joan. "Plan to Help Migrants Settle Permanently." From the Chicago Tribune, May 11, 1967. 

"Summer School Aids Migrants Children"

• This article talks about a summer school opened for the children of migrant workers to attend while their parents work.

• Citation: "Summer school aids migrants children." From The Southern Illinoisan, June 26, 1969.

"Migrant Workers Camp Can't Get Needed Funding"

• This article talks about migrant worker camps that were not getting needed funding after a shortage in crops.

• Citation:" "Migrant workers camp can't get needed funding." From The Southern Illinoisan, May 20, 1974.

Migrant Worker's Home

• This is a photo of a Mexican migrant worker's home located on a farm in South Holland.

• Credit: This image is used courtesy of the South Holland Historical Society, located in the lower level of the South Holland Public Library in South Holland, IL. 

Migrant Worker Set Harvesters

• The photo was taken on a farm in the South Holland, IL area. The back of this photo reads "A group of set harvesters. They were often hauled to and from the field on a truck. Many of the farm hands were Mexicans who lived on the farm for the summer."

• Credit: This image is used courtesy of the South Holland Historical Society, located in the lower level of the South Holland Public Library in South Holland, IL.