In 1989, NCFH commissioned acclaimed documentary photographer Alan Pogue to create America’s Migrant Farmworkers: A Photographic Survey—a compelling 40-image collection captured across Florida, Texas, California, Michigan, and Illinois. Two sets of the collection have toured nationally, serving as powerful educational tools and a testament to the pride, dignity, and lived realities of farmworker communities. 

For over three decades, Pogue has documented the struggles and resilience of farmworkers in Texas and Northern Mexico, driven by a deep conviction that honest, impactful images of human suffering and hope can spark meaningful social change.