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Chávez and Dolores Huerta are widely known for creating the Farm Workers Union in 1962. Monday, March 31, is a day dedicated to celebrating them. “Cesar was powerful. He was peaceful ...
The Cesar Chavez & Dolores Huerta Pilgrimage ... Sponsors include Latino and Latina Roundtable; 50th Chicano Moratorium; Pomona Valley Pride Center; Pomona Economic Opportunity Center; Costanoan ...
Chicano and civil-rights icon César E. Chávez was born on March 31, 1927, in Yuma, Arizona, to migrant laborers. He worked in the fields before joining the Navy for two years and returning to ...
During the discussion, Huerta reminded the audience of the importance of resilience citing that challenging times such as the Great Depression and the Vietnam War lead to movements like the Civil ...
Dolores Huerta is a legendary labor organizer and feminist activist. In 1962, she and César Chávez cofounded the first union for farmworkers in the United States, the National Farm Workers Association ...
“Chicano! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement” documentary episode 4 at noon, and "Dolores," chronicling Dolores Huerta's life, at 1:30 p.m. The UTEP Department of Theater ...
Santa Rita Center was a church that was important early in the history of the Chicano Movement. Ruiz said in Monday's release that the legislation would empower the National Park Service to "honor ...
Farmworkers in San Luis remember the legacy of Cesar Chávez. In 2000, Congress made March 31 the commemoration date for the civil rights leader.
César Chávez y Dolores Huerta ‘¡Sí Se Puede!’ Commemorative Walk was a chance for the community to acknowledge the history of ...