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Synopsis
Even after a nearly lethal dose of pesticide from a crop-dusting plane left her permanently disabled, Maria Elena Lucas has been a tireless activist for the plight of migrant workers in the United States. Forged under the Sun/Forjada bajo el sol provides the rich oral history of this remarkable Chicana woman and recalls her struggle to survive poverty, hardship, and violence to become an outspoken champion of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee.
Synopsis
The compelling oral history of a remarkable woman's life and political struggle