Word: sirs
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Sir: You say in your cover article, "Unlike the blacks, who were brought to the U.S. involuntarily, the Chicanos have flocked to the U.S. . ." It seems to me you are rather ignoring a shameful episode in Mexican-American relations-namely, the Mexican...
...Sir: Some time ago I thought it would be interesting to know if historians would refer to this decade as the "sicksties" or the "sexties...
...Sir: I congratulate you on your excellent article on la causa [July 4]. As volunteer workers in La Joya of the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, my wife and I discovered a very simple and beautiful people. It hurt to see them work so hard and receive and have so little. It hurt to see the ignorant prejudice against which they must struggle and the very poor living conditions of so many. As a nurse, my wife saw health problems we believed no longer existed...
...Sir: Your story on Chavez makes a strong case for his sincerity but not for his intelligence. He opposes birth control for his people because "smaller families would diminish the numerical power of the poor." The more poor people the better...
...Sir: The heat of the San Joaquin Valley during grape-picking time must surely rival hell in its intensity. I lasted less than one day picking, or more accurately "cutting" grapes; and I can testify that picking cotton is fun compared to that...