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Peer reviewedTheobald, Paul; Donato, Ruben – Peabody Journal of Education, 1990
Chronicles experiences of depression era "Okies," juxtaposes them against experiences of Mexican Americans, and illuminates the diminution of agricultural labor in an industrializing society. Schooling for those groups was legitimized by their low occupational status. When economic circumstances improved, whites escaped from migrant…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
