'Un-American' Americans: Latina Working-Class Activism in Ybor City, Florida

Interviewee

Sarah McNamara
Patrick Riordan Memorial Research Fellowship

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Interviewer

USF Libraries Florida Studies Center

Publication Date

7-20-2012

Abstract

In the summer of 1937, six years of labor unrest ended as Latina women enlivened a movement of mass protest to demand recognition of Latinos as legitimate citizens of Ybor City, Tampa, and the broader United States. By uniting the ideals of anti-fascism, labor rights, and civil rights, local Latinas fought for equality despite the belief in their "Un-American" activities. 2012 Riordan fellow Sarah McNamara discusses her research on the protest movement for equality.

Keywords

Latin Americans, Cigar makers, Tobacco workers

Subject: geographic

Florida, Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.)

Holding Location

University of South Florida

Language

English

Format

video/mp4

Identifier

U41-00008

Recommended Citation

McNamara, Sarah and Patrick Riordan Memorial Research Fellowship, "'Un-American' Americans: Latina Working-Class Activism in Ybor City, Florida" (2012). USF Library Presentations and Lectures. 27.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_lib_lectures/27