Date of Graduation
8-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in History (MA)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
History
Advisor/Mentor
Jeannie Whayne
Committee Member
Michael Pierce
Second Committee Member
Patrick Williams
Keywords
Arkansas History, Bracero Program, Lee Wilson & Company
Abstract
This paper examines the Bracero Program and its implementation from the start of World War II to the end of the program in 1964. Farmers and planters in America needed a sufficient labor supply once the war started, and Mexico became the main supplier. The Bracero Program was initiated as a war effort and meant to only last until the end of the war, but the planter elite had far different intentions once they realized how productive and inexpensive the program could be. This paper identifies the leading causes for how the Bracero Program was able to last over twenty years.
Citation
Whittington, W. C. (2017). The Bracero Program in the Arkansas Delta: The Power held by Planter Elite. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/2484