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LA Causa: The Migrant Farmworkers’ Story is a book that tells the story of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, who led the United Farm Workers union in California in the 1960s. The book combines dramatic accounts of the harsh working conditions and the struggle to organize a scattered labor force with the parallels between the civil-rights movement and the nonviolent approach of Chavez and the union. The author, Dana Catharine de Ruiz, interviewed Huerta and all quotes are based on the participants' memories. The story is told in a way that captures the stark confrontation and struggles of the workers.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Dana Catharine De Ruiz
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