Four 7-inch open reel sound recordings.

This program, hosted by Ernest Lowe, gives an overview of the historical context surrounding the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) December 1961 conference in Strathmore, Calif. Lowe narrates the significance of the event, describing the impact of the AFL-CIO withdrawing support from AWOC. In this setback to the organization of agricultural workers, farmworkers and organizers came together to discuss strategy and tactics of past strike actions and the current terrain. Provides clips from the conference, including speakers Larry Itliong, Henry P. Anderson, Father Thomas McCullough, Maria Moreno, and Hector Abeytia.