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Harvest of Shame echoes in migrant Ohio fields
In Ottawa Ohio Mexican American migrant Arturo Cantu works the tri state harvest for 1977 amid mud cramped camps and 60 square foot per person housing. He earns 26 cents per 33 pound hamper and sends money home while dreaming of better days. Authorities patrol camps for working documents while housing remains substandard and wages fall below minimum.
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