Lesson Plan: Mexican Railroad Labor in Junction City

Summary: This is a lesson plan created by University of Oregon students. It is slotted for 63 minutes to ensure a basic understanding of the Front Street Crew for high school students. Our main learning objectives are to describe the contributions of Mexicanos to the...

Junction City: the Front Street Crew, c. 1930s

by Natalie Alamo, Business Administration major, class of 2024 The period of time between 1920’s and 1930’s was filled with innovation, labor strikes, and new rights for traqueros and Mexicanos. Most political events during this time period did not happen directly in...