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A Migrant Labor Crisis In Immokalee

Author: Sowder, Wilson T.
Date Published: 1959


This report describes the health and sanitation crisis of 1957 in Immokalee, Florida, an incorporated town of predominantly Spanish-speaking migrant residents who suffered from sub par living conditions and health facilities. The report traces the history of the town, community involvement to aid in the disaster, and future preventative measures put in place.

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Number of Pages: 4