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nov 1, 1970 - Salinas Lettuce Strike

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In August, thousands of cutters marched into Salinas, converging at Hartnell College where Chavez addressed them. Rallying against the Teamsters, he emphasized that their union was run by white people, in contrast to the largely non-white makeup of the lettuce cutters. There, the cutters voted to go on strike.

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nov 1, 1970
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~ 55 years ago

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