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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: Contains interviews with some of the protesters. In May of 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. asked black people of Birmingham, Alabama to go to jail in the cause of racial equality. The adults were afraid to go to jail and so the school children marched and over 5000 of them were arrested. This lead to President Kennedy sponsoring the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the march on Washington. Portions of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Southern Poverty Law Center 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MIGSummary: 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