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Kouns documented the Delano grape strike, the farm workers march from Delano to Sacramento (and the subsequent boycott of table grapes) in 1966, Robert F. Kennedy's 1966 Senate hearings in California on migratory labor, [2] and the early 1970s Salinas Lettuce strike (also known as the Salad Bowl strike. [5]
Helen Fabela Chávez (January 21, 1928 – June 6, 2016) was an American labor activist for the United Farm Workers of America (UFWA). Aside from her affiliation with the UFW, she was a Chicana with a traditional upbringing and limited education.
Delano (/ d ə ˈ l eɪ n oʊ / də-LAY-noh) is a city in Kern County, California, United States. Delano is located about 30 miles (48 km) north-northwest of Bakersfield [8] at an elevation of 315 feet (96 m). [1] The population was 51,428 in 2020, down from 53,041 in 2010. It is Kern County's second-largest city after Bakersfield.
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The eccentric millionaire killed in a Los Angeles house fire last week was likely an “imposter” posing as a member of the ultra-wealthy Rothschild banking family, according to a new report.
The Forty Acres, located in Delano, California, was the first headquarters of the United Farm Workers labor union. The union acquired the site of the compound in 1966, and the buildings were built in the ensuing years.
Pages in category "People from Delano, California" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Richard Chavez is credited with building the UFW into a major California agricultural and political organization. [1] [2] Chavez was born to a migrant family on November 12, 1929, near Yuma, Arizona, on a family farm. [1] [2] He worked as a child migrant worker during the Great Depression. [1]