Mexican Labor in the California Citrus Belt 

This website is a digital historical analysis examining the California Citrus Belt, paying particular attention to the relationship between citrus growers and Mexican labor through a social-historical lens. Some critical aspects of the historical event that are analyzed in this website include the historical context, citrus marketing, women and community, and the labor struggles. 

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Mexican labor was instrumental to the growth of California's agriculture, especially the booming citrus industry. Citrus was California's top revenue-creating industry at its height. Despite being vital to the industry's success, Mexicans were hidden away from citrus glamor and glory. These men and women made the best of a strenuous situation, creating a tight community, becoming champions of labor rights, and making an enormous impact on the regional history of Southern California.