Challenges of the Post War World
(1946-1968)

This inquiry kit features Library of Congress sources and examines the role of migrant farm workers as well as the impact of their protests on American labor and civil rights movements.

Thinking Questions

Migrant Workers Movement | A Song for Cesar

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This PBS LearningMedia video talks about the mistreatment that farm workers faced and Chavez's role in supporting their rights.

UFW Boycott lettuce.

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This poster from United Farm Workers features their iconic symbol, the huelga (strike) bird.

H.R.1365 - Cesar E. Chavez Congressional Gold Medal Act

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U.S. House of Representatives legislation introduced in 2005 seeking to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to Cesar E. Chavez in recognition of his service to the Nation.

Cesar Chavez Speaks on the Delano Grape Strike

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The radio broadcast from January 1966 features Cesar Chavez talking about the Delano Grape Strike.

The United Farm Workers and the Delano Grape Strike

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This collection, from the Digital Public Library of America, has more primary sources to explore the United Farm Workers and the Delano Grape Strike.

Viva la Causa! Dolores Huerta and Hispanic Heritage Month

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This blog post from the Library of Congress tells about Dolores Huerta and her activism alongside Cesar Chavez in the migrant farm workers movement.