CH ST 1A Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: United Farm Workers, National Labor Relations Act, Dolores Huerta
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Intro: say how you interviewed them and how they fit the criteria. Conclusion: what does this story tell us about the chicano movement (the history) Blowout: bring question for 1 pt on thursday. Next tuesday: 8pm evelyn cortes session buchanan 1910, 3 extra points. Role of women in mexican-american civil rights movement. Luisa moreno: in 1930"s she organized latina cannery workers in los angeles. Women were important during ww2, worked in wartime factories. Cesar chavez: best known latino figure in us history. Died april 23rd, 1993, died young, his fasting caused him to die early. Encourages union workers not to buy nonunion grapes that had pesticides labor leader and civil rights leader. Achieved what had never been achieved before. Si se puede: it can be done (obama took this phrase) Major inspiration for new chicano generation that manifested themselves in the 60s and. Take up the battle for other civil rights struggles (like the blowouts)
