Untold Stories
Immokalee: Evolving Opportunities
Special | 26m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
The evolution of Immokalee stemming from the economic and cultural changes of World War II
The winds of World War II carried with them enormous cultural and economic change. Rural Immokalee, built by pioneer entrepreneurs on a foundation of cattle and logging, was not immune; it also entered a new era of evolution. A bomber-training base became the Immokalee Regional Airport. Oil was discovered. Expanding vegetable farming lured farm workers from other states and other countries.
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Untold Stories
Immokalee: Evolving Opportunities
Special | 26m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
The winds of World War II carried with them enormous cultural and economic change. Rural Immokalee, built by pioneer entrepreneurs on a foundation of cattle and logging, was not immune; it also entered a new era of evolution. A bomber-training base became the Immokalee Regional Airport. Oil was discovered. Expanding vegetable farming lured farm workers from other states and other countries.
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