Lindsay to Farmersville, March 20

Marchers walk at the intersection of N Magnolia Ave and E Visalia Rd during the march to Sacramento. Farmersville, March 20, 1966. Photo by John Kouns.

Around 200 marchers walked 13 miles from Lindsay to Farmersville, where Rev. Eugene Boyle, chairman of the San Francisco Archdiocese Committee on Social Justice, presented César Chávez with a check for $350 from supporters across the state at the Farmersville Memorial Building. The marchers spent the night with local families. (Go to Day 5)

César Chávez shakes hands with a picketer in Farmersville, CA, 1966

César Chávez shakes hands with a Retail Clerks Union (Local 1288) picketer during the march to Sacramento. The Retail Clerks Union picketers are protesting Nickel’s Payless Food Store on E Visalia Rd. Farmersville, California on March 20, 1966. Photo by John Kouns.

Helen Chávez joins the pilgrims during the march, Farmersville, CA, 1966

Helen Chávez joins the pilgrims during the march to Sacramento. A sign advertises fish hooks, motor oil, and kerosene. The marchers are carrying Huelga signs and flags. Farmersville, California, March 20, 1966. Photo by John Kouns.

A boy and a woman watch the marchers walk by, Farmersville, CA, 1966

A boy and a woman standing in front of a traffic sign watch the marchers walk by during the march to Sacramento. Farmersville, California, March 20, 1966. Photo by John Kouns.

A man, woman, and two children watch the marchers walk by on E Visalia Rd. Farmersville, CA, 1966

A man, woman, and two children watch marchers walk by during the march to Sacramento. The marchers are walking on E Visalia Rd. Farmersville, California, March 20, 1966. Photo by John Kouns.

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