Torrez, Lorenzo.

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Miner and labor organizer. Born in Gila, New Mexico. Worked as a miner in the Southwest for 25 years and was a participant in the Empire Zinc Strike in the early 1950s. Was the head of the Arizona district for the Communist Party, USA.

From the description of Lorenzo Torrez papers, 1959-2000. (New Mexico State University). WorldCat record id: 50685148

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Arizona
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Labor unions and communism
Politicians
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Active 1959

Active 2000

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Spanish; Castilian

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