About This Lesson
The 1960s and 1970s were a time of big social change in the United States. One major movement involved farmworkers, many of whom were Mexican or Filipino immigrants. They fought for increased pay, human living and working conditions, and dignity for farmworkers through unionizing, strikes and other collective action.
“Justice in the Fields: Immigration and the Labor Movement of the 1960s and 1970s” is a free resource bundle from The Immigrant Learning Center. It features classroom-ready activities, primary sources and lesson plans. It’s a great way to introduce the factors that led to the movement, the figures that led the way and how it’s reflected in our current immigration policy into an existing civil rights or labor unions unit. It would also fit well into a broader overview of U.S. immigration across history.
