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[your organization’s name] Hosts Smithsonian Exhibit Examining the History of Migrant Labor in the US
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[City], TN – Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942-1964 is a bilingual traveling panel exhibit exploring the roots of Mexican migrant labor to the U.S., and began touring the state in fall 2013. The bracero (or manual labor) program was the largest guest worker program in American history, resulting in millions of Mexican nationals on short-term labor contracts in 28 states, including Tennessee.
The exhibit uses oral history and archival photos to highlight the experience of the workers, their impact on U.S. agriculture, and the resonance of the program in communities today.
“We are pleased to offer this wonderful educational program to our community,” said [Name, Organization, Title]. “And introduce our audiences to this important part of our nation’s history.”
The exhibit will be on view at [VENUE NAME] [DATE through DATE]. Also scheduled is a discussion program, “Life on the Fence: A Long View of Guest Worker Programs,” facilitated by [SCHOLAR, TITLE]. The discussion will be held [DATE/TIME/ETC]. The discussion is free, but registration is required, contact [INFO]. Both the exhibit and the discussion are bilingual.
Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program was organized by the National Museum of American History in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, and received federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center. All photographs by Leonard Nadal.
The exhibition tour in Tennessee is made possible by Humanities Tennessee, an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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For more information about this event, please contact [INFO] by calling [xxx-xxx-xxxx], or email [First name] at [email address].