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Title: Pickets on the highway calling workers from the fields, 1933 cotton strike. Creator/Contributor: International News Photos, Inc. Contributing Institution: The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley Hispanic explorers first reached the shores of California in the 1500s. By the 19th century, Spain had built missions throughout the state, the Californios owned huge land grants, and California was part of the United States of Mexico. From that time to the present, Hispanic Californians have been among the largest cultural groups in the state. These images trace the history of Hispanic Americans in California from the Mission system and Californios into the 20th century: Mexican immigration into California, the farmworkers' labor struggles, and the Chicano Civil Rights movement and La Raza, which also resulted in an explosion of cultural art. Although a number of different Hispanic American groups now live in the state, the images in this topic largely portray Mexican Americans, who have always comprised the majority of Hispanic Californians. For the complete selection of images, visit: http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/calcultures/ethnic_groups/ethnic3.html Learn more about the California Cultures Collection at: http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/calcultures/ Calisphere is the University of California's free public gateway to a world of primary sources. More than 150,000 digitized items — including photographs, documents, newspaper pages, political cartoons, works of art, diaries, transcribed oral histories, advertising, and other unique cultural artifacts — reveal the diverse history and culture of California and its role in national and world history. Calisphere's content has been selected from the libraries and museums of the UC campuses, and from a variety of cultural heritage organizations across California. Visit Calisphere at: http://www.calisphere.org Comments No comments have been left for this image.Leave a comment This image does not allow anonymous comments.
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