One of eight strikers shot by Farmer's Protective Association members in front of union hall. Two of the strikers were killed. Blood appears to be on ground below injured striker. Pixley is a town in Tulare County, California. In 1933, Pixley was one of the towns in California involved in the San... Show moreOne of eight strikers shot by Farmer's Protective Association members in front of union hall. Two of the strikers were killed. Blood appears to be on ground below injured striker. Pixley is a town in Tulare County, California. In 1933, Pixley was one of the towns in California involved in the San Joaquin cotton strike, a labor action by agricultural workers seeking higher wages. A violent clash between strikers and growers left two workers dead and eight wounded. Five thousand workers gathered in Tulare for the dead strikers' funerals, one of the largest agricultural demonstrations in California's history. Eight cotton growers were indicted in the violence against the workers, but were later acquitted. Show less
