Boycott Grapes Red and Black

Boycott Grapes Red and Black Cause Button Museum
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Cause
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Text on Button BOYCOTT GRAPES
Image Description

Red text on black background with black Aztec eagle in center. 
Back Style
Brass locking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 1/4 inch
Year / Decade Made
1960s
Additional Information

The Delano Grape Strike was a labor strike in California that began in September of 1965, and lasted for more than five years. The striking workers, led by Cesar Chavez and others, formed the United Farm Workers and demanded wages equivalent to the federal minimum wage. Through grassroots efforts, including consumer boycotts of non-union grapes, the United Farm Workers succeeded in reaching a collective bargaining agreement with the grape growers in July 1970.
Catalog ID CA0494