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United Farm Workers of America
An educational essay traces farmworker organizing and the roles of César Chávez and Dolores Huerta.
1962–1975 · Delano and Sacramento, California
Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta & the farmworker movement
Workplace rights & discrimination
Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta and farmworkers organized strikes, boycotts and a union campaign to improve agricultural working conditions. Their story includes collective action by Mexican American and Filipino workers. Books and films explore both the movement’s achievements and tensions within its leadership.
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When1962–1975
WhereDelano and Sacramento, California
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1 itemsMiriam Pawel
The Crusades of Cesar Chavez
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Cesar Chavez (2014)
Dramatized biography directed by Diego Luna. Mexico’s official film catalog documents this film about U.S. farmworker organizing; the page is not a stream.
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Cesar Chavez (2014)
Dramatized biography directed by Diego Luna. Mexico’s official film catalog documents this film about U.S. farmworker organizing; the page is not a stream.
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StoryCorps Archive · June 8, 2010 · 60 minutes
Dolores Huerta in conversation with her daughters
Huerta speaks with Camila Chavez and Lori Huerta de Leon about organizing farmworkers and raising a family. This oral history presents her own recollections; the archive includes a transcript.
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Dolores Huerta, Labor Activist Born - This Month in Business History
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1975: California Agricultural Labor Relations Act
The law established a framework protecting farmworkers’ decisions about union representation and collective action. It is part of the broader history of farmworker organizing, not a law attributable to only two leaders.
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