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Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
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Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
"
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
" is a
protest song
with
lyrics
by
Woody Guthrie
detailing the
January 28, 1948 crash
of a plane near Los Gatos Canyon, west of
Coalinga
in
Fresno County, California
,
United States
. The crash occurred in
Los Gatos Canyon
and not in the town of
Los Gatos
itself, which is in
Santa Clara County
, approximately 150 miles away. Guthrie was inspired to write the song by what he considered the
racist
mistreatment of the passengers before and after the accident. The crash resulted in the deaths of 32 people, 4 Americans and 28
migrant farm workers
who were being
deported
from
California
back to
Mexico
.
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