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Agricultural laborers Labor unions Chavez, Cesar 1927-1993 Documentary films Videos (dvd) Huerta, Dolores 1930- Migrant agricultural laborers Labor unions Strikes and lockouts Agricultural laborers Strikes and lockouts Agricultural laborers United States History Study and teaching (Middle school) Videos (dvd) Study and teaching (Secondary) Videos (dvd) United StatesFilter By Subjects
Agricultural laborers Labor unions Chavez, Cesar 1927-1993 Documentary films Videos (dvd) Huerta, Dolores 1930- Migrant agricultural laborers Labor unions Strikes and lockouts Agricultural laborers Strikes and lockouts Agricultural laborers United States History Study and teaching (Middle school) Videos (dvd) Study and teaching (Secondary) Videos (dvd) United StatesSummary: Recounts how the struggle between North and South, long defined by battles like Gettysburg, Antietam, and Bull Run, was actually dependent on events in the West. Although often overlooked, the western theatre saw some of the conflict's bloodiest encounters, such as Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Chickamauga, and featured iconic leaders.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Using historical footage and dramatic reenactments, this film focuses on one of the seminal events in the march for human rights -- the grape strike and boycott led by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta in the 1960s. Thousands of people from across the nation joined in a struggle for justice for the some of the most exploited people in the United States.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Southern Poverty Law Center 2012