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 * Gonzalez, Gilbert G. Labor and Community : Mexican Citrus Worker Villages in a

Southern California County, 1900-1950. University of Illinois Press, 1994.

.In this thoughtfully researched book, Gonzalez tells the history of Mexican citrus worker

villages located in southern California. The author spends considerable time discussing the

Citrus strikes in Orange County. This academic source has been reviewed on several occasions

and I will use it to provide information on how these strikes were a turning point for agricultural

labor and what life was like for the workers.


 * Jenkins, Benjamin Thomas. The Octopus’s Garden: Railroads, Citrus Agriculture, and

the Emergence of Southern California. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2016.

. This source tells of the Southern Californian orange empire stretching from San Diego to

Ventura. Jenkins shows that while the orange industry transformed California, it also brought far

more ambivalent consequences. Laborers, typically from ethnic minorities, suffered the threat of

physical violence and unfair pay. In this piece we also gather more critical information of the

strikes in Orange County and its push for organized labor.


 * .Reccow, Louis. The Orange County Citrus Strikes of 1935-1936 : the “Forgotten People”

in Revolt. University of Southern California, 1971.

. Reccow wrote this piece as his doctoral thesis and while it may be a bit older source it provides

key insight into the event. This source sheds light on an entire group of workers who just 25

years after the event had already been erased from history. Using this source I can gain critical

information on both strike and anti strike tactics. The dissertation tells of labor unions, outcomes,

violence and all the changes from the strikes.


 * Jepsen, Chris. "The Great Depression in Orange County." Orange Country Archives, January, 2021

This article is a source written by Chris Jepsen, the Assistant Archivist for the Orange County Archives. While this source

mainly talks about the Great Depression period in Orange County, there is still mention of the Citrus Strike of 1936. This

source provides information regarding the time period in Orange County as a whole, effectively presenting information on

how the time period within this region of the state played a role in how the Citrus Strike of 1936 unfolded


 * Shanta, David. "Shared Spaces, Separate Lives: Community Formation in the California Citrus Industry During the Great Depression," History in the Making: Vol. 6, Article 7, 2013

This source was written by David Shanta, a graduate student with expertise in the fields of California history as well as

agricultural history. This is a master's thesis that includes both primary and secondary source material within its research.

This source can effectively detail how laborer communities were founded and how the living conditions of workers during

this period of time acted as a catalyst for the start of the Citrus Strike of 1936

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