Rural Diversity

Migrant workers..
From Texas to Wisconsin
Fifty years ago..

Coming to where the work
and dreams were plentiful.

A little ale and little sleep
This cultural diversity is a part of
our rural farming history

Past and Present

A young Texan hombre
Finding work and a little pay
Courting a senorita
both from the same tiny Texan town, Cotulla

They marry here in Wisconsin
Their offspring playing

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poem by Celia AmanteaSchulz
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