Fifty for 150: Strike in Brighton becomes a key Chicano Movement moment in 1968

Fifty for 150: Strike in Brighton becomes a key Chicano Movement moment in 1968

U.S. Sen. Eugene McCarthy meets with Lupe Briseño, center, and striking workers at the Kitayama flower plant in Brighton, in July 1968. (Courtesy of Denver Post via Denver Public Library) In 1968, Lupe Briseño had four young kids in school when she decided to go to work to bring in some extra income for the family. She found a job at Kitayama Floral Corporation in Brighton. The pay was 98 cents an hour. This story is part of Colorado at 150. …