The Bracero Program - Rafael Morales

Rafael Morales (1919-2006)
Rafael Morales came to the United States from his native Oaxaca in the 1940s, working his way up the Central Valley until he found a truck filled with braceros bound for Sonoma County to pick prunes. Befriended by a Windsor rancher, he stayed to become the ranch foreman -- even as it converted to grapes -- and a leader in the Latino Community.
(Interviewed by Gaye LeBaron, December 1995)
Full Interview (SSU's Gaye LeBaron Digital Collection):
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