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The Powell Tribune’s La Pagina Español

Posted on September 12, 2022 by ahcadmin

National Hispanic Heritage Month, which spans the period from September 15 to October 15, was first observed as a heritage week under President Lyndon Johnson in 1968 then became a federally recognized heritage month under President Ronald Regan in 1988. … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Wyoming | Tagged Beet farming, Community Events, Ethnic Segregation, Great Western Sugar Company, Lovell Wyoming, Mexican-American history, Migrant workers, Powell Tribune, Powell Wyoming, Racial Discrimination, Wyoming Newspapers | Leave a comment

Dirty and Difficult: Laboring in Wyoming’s Early Sugar Beet Industry

Posted on March 29, 2021 by ahcadmin

Like many American industries, the sugar beet trade grew from perceived opportunity and weakening in other formerly profitable U.S. markets. A decline in mining and agriculture in the 1890s led some entrepreneurs to seek their fortunes elsewhere. The sugar beet … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Economics, Wyoming | Tagged Agriculture, Beet Harvesting, Betabeleros, Bracero Program, Ethnic Segregation, Great Western Sugar Company, Holly Sugar, Migrant workers, Sugar beet industry, Torrington, Torrington Wyoming, Wyoming Agriculture | 3 Comments

Tag Archives: Migrant workers

The Powell Tribune’s La Pagina Español

Dirty and Difficult: Laboring in Wyoming’s Early Sugar Beet Industry

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