Emmon Clarke

Emmon Clarke volunteered as a photographer for the United Farm Workers Association, led by César Chávez, in early 1966. He documented the union’s activities on the picket line, in meetings, at rallies, and in the labor camps of the San Joaquin Valley. The reality of social struggle is revealed in Clarke’s photographs, and in both the recognizable names and unnamed faces the viewer sees the toil and toll of protest.

See more images by Clarke in the Farmworker Movement Collection.