Millions of Unorganized Workers in America
Clip: Season 2019 Episode 2 | 1m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Maria is elected to represent her union and plead their case before the AFL-CIO.
Maria Moreno is elected to represent her union at the 1961 conference of the AFL-CIO, a national federation of labor unions. President John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt and Walter Reuther are the main speakers, but Maria gets a chance to deliver an address on behalf of farmworkers, pleading for industrial workers to support their struggle for justice.
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Millions of Unorganized Workers in America
Clip: Season 2019 Episode 2 | 1m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Maria Moreno is elected to represent her union at the 1961 conference of the AFL-CIO, a national federation of labor unions. President John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt and Walter Reuther are the main speakers, but Maria gets a chance to deliver an address on behalf of farmworkers, pleading for industrial workers to support their struggle for justice.
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Family Life Following the Crops
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Abel Moreno describes working in the fields as a child. (48s)
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Maria Moreno’s daughters take a road trip to visit their mother’s birthplace. (1m 52s)
Hearing Maria’s Voice for the First Time
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Maria Moreno and other farmworkers testify about the poverty and discrimination they face. (2m 20s)
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After leaving the labor movement, Maria passionately pursued her ministry. (1m 5s)
Trailer | Adios Amor - The Search for Maria Moreno
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Follow the search for a hero that history forgot: Maria Moreno. (30s)
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Maria describes how farmworkers feed the nation while their own children go hungry. (1m 3s)
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