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Matt Maes' tendency toward "hyper-focus" led him to a career as an artist and a cozy life as a family man.
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Roots and Legacy - Jesus Salas
Season 3 Episode 6 | 26m 53s | CC
This documentary is based on Jesus Salas' memoir, "Obreros Unidos: The Roots and Legacy of the Farmworkers Movement". It explores the historical struggle of Latino migrant farmworkers during the 1960s, who came from the Texas-Mexico border seeking better conditions, similar to escaping South African apartheid. Each year, around 100,000 workers and their families traveled to work in agricultural fi