Author: Mia Estrada

In the 1930s, Corpus Christi was at the forefront of labor strikes, organizing protests and walkouts against unfair working conditions. The city’s dock workers, on Sept. 20, 1935, went on strike in support of strikes being held in othe r port cities of the American south such as New Orleans, with the workers planning to get recognition from the International Longshoremen Association (ILA). The strikers demanded a coastwide agreement and control over hiring. In the early stages of the campaign, negotiations occurred. The Texas Steamship Men, a striking faction, made a final offer to strikers but the strikers quickly dismissed…

In the years since the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, which confirmed the “right to privacy” and cleared way for a woman’s right to choose for a legal abortion, the issue has still been subject to much debate. There has been much backlash from the division of anti-abortion and pro-abortion rights supporters, especially in Texas, where Roe v. Wade originated. The 7-2 Supreme Court decision states the legality of a woman’s right to have an abortion under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. Texas resident Norma McCorvey, better known as Jane Roe in the case, was seeking an…