Portraits in the Groves

55 minutes

This short exploratory lesson plan explores how citrus workers made important statements of belonging by taking portraits in the citrus groves. Students will learn about Southern California’s citrus industry, immigration, labor history and portraiture.

Curriculum Citrus Grades 4-6 History Latina/o/x Literacy in History Social Studies

Squeezed Dry: Braceros in Citrus

Stories Activism Immigration Labor Latina/o/x

Materials related to the Bracero Program

Archives Agriculture Labor Latina/o/x Oral History

Living on the Dime Video Collection

Archives Community Leaders Documentary Latina/o/x Oral History

Riverside County Mexican American Historical Society Collection

Archives Business Community Leaders Latina/o/x Riverside

Camps and Community: Braceros in the Citrus Industry

Stories Citrus Labor Latina/o/x Migration

A Woman’s World: A History of Female Labor in Citrus Packinghouses

Stories Activism Citrus Labor Latina/o/x

Latino Baseball History Project: Southern California

Other Folks CSUSB Latina/o/x Other Archives

Graciano Gomez Papers & Inland Empire Hispanic News

Other Folks CSUSB Latina/o/x Other Archives

Segregation of Public Spaces in Redlands

Maps Latina/o/x Redlands Segregation StoryMap

From The Ground Up: Mexican American Community Building in Redlands

Maps Business Latina/o/x Redlands Religion StoryMap

South Colton Oral History Project

Other Folks Colton CSUSB Latina/o/x Oral History Other Archives

Riverside Latino Historic Context Statement

Other Folks Latina/o/x Riverside

Peter V. Martinez WWII Images

Archives Latina/o/x Military Redlands