• Cracked Open

  • Apr 29 2025
  • Length: 33 mins
  • Podcast
  • Summary

  • In 1938, San Antonio was the center of the pecan shelling industry and one man, known as the Pecan King, controlled 50% of pecan production. The shellers were mostly Hispanic women and children. When the Pecan King slashed their pay, they took to the streets to strike against the injustice.

    Producer Avery Thompson takes us to 1938 San Antonio, Texas to tell the story of the 1938 Pecan Shellers’ Strike.

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