history of migrant workers migrant workers in the 1930's -mechanization of farming began -farms...
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John Steinbeck’s Of Mice And Men
Migrant WorkersBy Zöe Mazepa
Ashley LaneAnna Robbins-
Glidden Alex Fu
History of Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers in the 1930's
-mechanization of farming began
-farms required less workers when using machines
-farmers who owned their farms couldn't afford machines, they went bankrupt
-many people were misplaced, and out of a job
-jobless people had to travel around the country looking for work
The Plight of The Migrant Worker
“I wouldn’t be buckin’ barley for my fifty and found. If I was bright, if I was even a little bit smart, I’d have my own little place, an’ I’d be bringin’ in my own crops, ‘stead of doin’ all the work and not getting what comes up outa the ground.”
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Migrant Workers of the 1930s
Migrants sought jobs in California
Most migrants were white Americans from the Midwest
Migrant worker lived and worked under poor conditions
Migrant workers were scorned, and eventually the borders of California were closed to incoming farm workers
Migrant Workers of Today
Made up of mostly Mexican and Mexican-Americans
Some migrants live in camps; these camps are much cleaner and less crowded
Migrants of today have a great deal of support from unions, the Government, and human rights advocates
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“I ain’t a Southern negro. I was born right here in California. My old man had a chicken ranch, about ten acres. The white kids come to play at our place once and sometimes I went to play with them, and some of them was pretty nice. My ol’ man didn’t like that. I never knew ‘till long later why he didn’t like that. But now I know.” - Crooks pg. 70