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Farmworks Strike To Save Their Union

Object Details

Description
Cesar Chavez along with Dolores Huerta found the National Farm Workers Association which later merged with Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee. United Farm Workers was accepted into AFL-CIO in 1972. Chavez was a labor leader, community organizer, and Lation American civil rights activist.
Location
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
referenced
Chavez, Cesar
commissioner
United Farm Workers
maker
United Farm Workers
Credit Line
W. E. Martin
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
yellow (overall color)
red (overall color)
white (overall color)
black (overall color)
Measurements
average spatial: 23 in x 29 in; x 58.42 cm x 73.66 cm
Object Name
Poster

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